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.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

The fog of ego, attachment and the distractions of life makes us appreciate better the clarity of spiritual vision.



Generally, it seems we wish for clear spiritual vision without the  fog of ego, attachment or the distractions of life to obscure our gaze.  But perhaps we could not appreciate the one without the other.  Here we might take an analogy from photography. This rather typical view of the Teton Range just wouldn't be the same without the layer of fog to make it especially interesting!

Photo: Sunrise, Grand Teton National Park, WY; July 7, 2013





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