[pct-l] Re: pantheism and hiking

[kraig.mottar at verizon.net (Kraig Mottar)]

Rumi was an Islamic mystic. Mystics are a wierd thing. There are Christian mystics, Jewish mystics, and Islamic mystics. They exist on the edge of those religions. Are of it, somehow escaping being shunned, kicked out of the religion, but are different enough from its mainstream.
Now you're getting me more motivated to hike, to commune with nature.

Peace,

Kraig

>From: Mtnned@aol.com
>Date: Sun Sep 25 01:31:24 CDT 2005
>To: amr10009@yahoo.com
>Cc: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] Re: pantheism and hiking

>I don't know who Rumi is or was, but I can respect his awareness  illustrated 
>in his quote.  What he speaks of is the spirit.  We all  have a body, soul, 
>and spirit, so, yes, it is within us all.  Some of us  have written about it 
>like Emerson and Thoreau, but we all feel it rise  within us when we're out 
>hiking the trail.  It seems like we suddenly have  the space and time to think 
>about things, reflect on what really matters in life  as if we've been able to 
>step outside our regular lives and consider the forest  for the trees.  It 
>doesn't matter what you call it, only that you're aware  of it and that it's 
>important to the health of your life.  Isn't this why  we love to hike?
> 
>Consider this.
> 
>Mtnned
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