There is One Holy Book, the sacred manuscript of nature, the only scripture which can enlighten the reader. ~ Hazrat Inayat Khan Gaia. The Great Mother. Born out of Chaos. Giving birth to the sky (Uranus), mountains (Ourea), and the sea (Pontus). To the early Greeks she was the primordial personification of the earth, the CONTINUE READING...
This space is devoted to the transforming power of nature and wilderness—the “only sacred scripture written directly by the hand of God,” as the Sufi teacher Hazrat Inayat Khan described it. Through stories, reflections, and trail-side revelations, we’ll explore how the lessons of mountains, rivers, forests, and desert silence become teachers, mirrors, and medicine. These pieces invite you to remember your place in the living world and to rediscover a way of being that is in deeper harmony with yourself, with those around you, and with the Earth.
Do What Makes You Come Alive
I remember clicking the “submit” button on the World’s Toughest Mudder entry and thinking “Oh God… what have I done now?” But there was no backing out now. I had just “put my money where my mouth is” and committed to participate in the 2015 end-of-season event for Tough Mudder. The 2015 World’s Toughest Mudder CONTINUE READING...
