Welcome! I am a contemplative thinker and photographer from Colorado. In this blog, you'll discover photographs that I've taken on my hiking and backpacking trips, mostly in the American West. I've paired these with my favorite inspirational and philosophical quotes - literary passages that emphasize the innate spirituality of the natural world. I hope you enjoy them!

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In the Spirit of Wildness,

Stephen Hatch
Fort Collins, Colorado

P.S. There's a label index at the bottom of the blog.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

The body is a just a shadow of a shadow, yet it somehow contains the entire Universe!


"An invisible bird flies over, but casts a quick shadow.  What is the body?  The shadow of a shadow of your Beloved, that somehow contains the entire universe."

"The heavens cannot contain Me, or the void,
Or winged exalted intelligences, or souls;
Yet I am contained, as a guest, in the heart of the true believer.
And without any qualification, definition, or description,
From this blazing mirror, every second spring
Fifty wedding feasts for the spirit."

Jelaluddin Rumi

Photo: Tree shadows on frozen Zimmerman Lake, Mummy Range, CO, December 16, 2011

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