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, March 3, 2012

Chuang Chou didn't know if he was Chuang Chou dreaming he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming he was Chuang Chou!

 

"Once Chuang Chou dreamt he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased.  He didn't know he was Chuang Chou.  Suddenly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakable Chuang Chou.  But he didn't know if he was Chuang Chou who had dreamt he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming he was Chuang Chou.  Between Chuang and a butterfly there must be SOME distinction!  This is called the Transformation of Things."

Chuang Tzu, Taoist sage, 4th century B.C.E.

Photo: Butterfly at the Butterfly Pavilion, Westminster, CO, March 3, 2012

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