[pct-l] pantheism and hiking

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

I guess my God mistake wasn't such a coincidence. I myslef, consider myself a pantheist.

Being an atheist, do that mean you see nothing spiritual, only the physical?

When people tell me they are going camping, I always tell them to, "say hi to God for me."
Nature is a cathedral.

Kraig

>From: Shawn Loga <smashnationalism@yahoo.com>
>Date: Fri Sep 23 16:12:09 CDT 2005
>To: pct-l <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] pantheism and hiking

>hiking is a religious experiance, for sure.  I am a
>staunch athiest, but when i am out among the trees and
>rivers, i know that the 'higher being' people talk
>about is Mother Earth.  and you hit the nail on the
>head with your hypothesis about muir, thoreau,
>emerson.  we could even throw Edward Abbey in there. 
>Maybe mister George Bush should take a look into this
>'religion'...
>
>Shawn
>
>--- alec <amr10009@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> hiking as religion?  it surely is for me. and dare i
>> say it was for muir, thoreau, emmerson, et all.
>>  
>> "everything you see has its roots in the unseen
>> world.  the forms may change, yet the essence
>> remains the same.  every wonderful sight will
>> vanish; every sweet word will fade.  but do not be
>> disheartened. the source they come from is eternal,
>> growing, branching out, giving new life and new joy.
>>  why do you weep?  the source is within you and this
>> whole world is springing up from it."
>>  
>> -jelauddin rumi
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