“The Magical Place”
“But, in the magical place I visited with my eyes closed, none of these laws of everyday life existed. Silence reigned. Not only was there no harsh noise here, there was no noise at all. Nothing competed with anything else. The tree was allowed to let its cordovan lizards races up its trunk without interference. When a cluster of leaves chose to dance in time with the wind, why it simply danced. When another piece of foliage felt inspired to shine in brilliant silvered splendor, it freely shone. What these inner voyages taught me was that the sweetness of life, the real beauty of living, was to be found within, not outside of, myself. Nature was certainly beautiful and peaceful.”