Channels for the Light

I really like and agree with a lot of Eastern religious thought, and a while back I found a book entitled Moving Forward, Keeping Still: The Gateway to Eastern Wisdom. It’s a wonderful little book, and I thought I might start sharing thoughts from it on a regular basis. So anyway, here’s the first quote:

When you are deluded and full of doubt, even a thousand books of scripture are not enough. When you have realized understanding, even one word is too much. — Fen-Yang

When I read this, I think about my hikes out into the beautiful Alaskan wilderness. Out there, I don’t need any books of scripture. Nature is my Bible, and I am in the presence of God and I am connected with and energized by All That Is. I am at One with Being. Words then, are inadequate and are not necessary.

Another quote that comes to mind, though not from this book, is this one:

The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive. — Thich Nhat Hanh

That is how I feel when I’m hiking out in the wilderness — truly alive!