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.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

When we consider that everything we experience results from a complex interplay of causes and conditions, we find that there is no single thing to desire or resent.


"When we consider that everything we experience results from a complex interplay of causes and conditions, we find that there is no single thing to desire or resent and it is more difficult for the afflictions of attachment and anger to arise.  In this way the view of interdependence makes our minds more relaxed and open."

The Dalai Lama

Photo: Ice coats a spider web in a mountain-mahogany bush; Gem Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; October 5, 2012

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