Let us have the thoughts of God in silence and solitude, far from stupefying noises and vice, far from ourselves.

 

"What nobler employment can we engage in than having the thoughts of God in silence and solitude as best we can, where the manifestations of His power are barest, far from stupefying noises and vice, far from ourselves . . .?"

The Contemplative John Muir, p. 238

Photo: Two Rivers Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, March 9, 2012.  Here is a link to The Contemplative John Muir.