"Pure pleasures of the flesh, our bodies glowing in beauty like trees in fire, like Moses' burning bush, without being consumed."
The Contemplative John Muir, p. 161
Photo: Backlit Ball Cactus flowers, with Horsetooth Rock in the background; Horsetooth Mountain Park, CO; May 21, 2013. Muir was very unusual for a person - especially a male - living in late-nineteenth century America because of his keen capacity to experience spiritual realities in his body.
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