Leaving my tent, I walked out over the rise and onto the desert playa. A bright morning sun had just appeared, washing the distant Panamint Range a pinkish red, today dipped in a white frosting of snow at the peaks. Water was flowing, unusual for this low desert terrain, a blessing for small animals accustomed [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Desert Coyote Family
Posted in Uncategorized on 03/29/2010 | 1 Comment »
Time in the Desert
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Death Valley, desert, Dhutanga, Krishnamurti, lectio divina, sand dunes, silence, Theravadan on 03/13/2010 | 1 Comment »
There’s a long tradition of going to the desert for spiritual renewal and quieting the mind. The paradox of the desert is that such a place of extremes can bring about such a state of calm. I went to Death Valley, where even the name itself is a paradox, and its geological features are called [...]
Climb the Mountains
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Incline Village, John Muir, Lake Tahoe, mountains, Nevada, Sierras, snow, snowshoeing, Teddy Roosevelt on 03/01/2010 | 3 Comments »
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.” John Muir Ruth and I, and her son Theo, went to the Sierras recently [...]
