Tag: search for truth

  • Letting Go~

    Letting Go~

    The author reflects on a lifelong yearning for spiritual retreat, rooted in childhood dreams of simplicity and detachment. Experiences of war in Lebanon intensified this desire. After exploring various distractions in youth and searching for clarity in New York and India, they learned that diverse paths exist, each holding sacred value.

  • Day 14~ February 14th~ Lebanon

    I was often asked after leaving Lebanon for good: “if you love it so much, why did you leave it?”, “if it is that beautiful why aren’t you there?” But when I remember what drove me out, it was not really the war, not the seeking of adventure, not my love for travel, no, it…

  • Day Three Hundred Thirty Nine, December 27, 2011

    Is there anything more inspiring to contemplate than nature? I was watching the snowy landscape and letting my mind drift when it suddenly stopped at the thought of water and its different forms, inspired by the view of the soft powdery snow on this wood and barbed wire fence. I thought of how much depth…