‘Eternal, all-encompassing Bliss surrounds even the smallest particle of creation. Death is an illusion.’ The seeker turned his head toward the buttes. From the thickly clustered evergreens emanated cascades of what looked like silver foam, bubbles of glinting argent. From the buttes themselves flowed huge sails of the same frothy, frosted silver. He lowered his […]
Continue reading“In the midst of unpacking his gear, the sun began to set. Theo stopped what he was doing and moved to a hummock overlooking the draw. The sinking sun had painted a wide swath of the mountains before him in deepest rose. The huge piles of cumulus set behind the tallest visible peak showed the […]
Continue reading“As Theo sat in front of a low fire he had built on his rocky home, as he contemplated the glowing sticks of wood, the bed of lava-colored embers on which these sticks rested, and the dancing spirits of ivory and jonquil-yellow that shivered and shot into the cold night air, he contemplated what he […]
Continue reading“Early in the evening, after a day spent in silence, meditating, reading, and writing, I venture out to complete a walking circuit of my small town’s main street. Being a creature of habit, I follow exactly the same course every day. This routine has for me a sacred quality; it is my time out in […]
Continue reading“He awoke in Eden. The fleeceflowers dotted the low groundcover like tiny temples of color in the otherwise even green. Short to moderately tall spruces and firs encircled him. Lichens spiraled up the side of the trees like boas round a lady’s neck. The early morning light chastened the green hues of the trees and […]
Continue reading“Theo examined their host. He was of indeterminate age. Very old, of course, but bordering on ancient, the visitor thought. His body completely lacked fat. His skin had the shiny look of an onion peel, and the antique quality of a sheet of Egyptian papyrus. His beard, thin and snow white, extended down to his […]
Continue reading“Imagine a cave narrow and deep, about twenty feet high. The roof and walls of the cave are rounded knobs and ovoids reminiscent of dense clouds. Light penetrates through these rounded shapes sporadically, creating a feeling that one is in a half-subterranean and half-terrestrial world. The floor of the cave is an immaculate sheet of […]
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