Living as a "Worldly Monk"

For the past three decades, I have striven to live my life as a Worldly Monk. "Worldly" in the sense of dwelling in the everyday world (rather than cloistered) with a family, and in the sense of striving to transform and integrate the "worldly" emotions of sexuality, anger, and other human energies, all in the context of the busy atmosphere of society. Silence, solitude, meditation, time spent in Nature, a simple lifestyle, teaching and service have been a major focus of this life. While definitely not easy, this life has led me down a path toward union with the Divine - in both its transcendent and immanent, God and Goddess aspects - that I hope will continue endlessly into the future . . .

Photos: (Top) Monkshood (Aconitum); (Middle) Journaling at my backcountry campsite; (Bottom) Spirea, with The Grand Teton in the background; All three photos were taken in Grand Teton National Park, WY on July 5-6, 2015