temple rock

I am sitting on a flat topped rock, next to a mountain stream. There's a continuous cascade of water, coming from somewhere far above, and continuing a long way below. And this spot I know well. It is high in the mountains, far from the population. Rarely does anyone come here. And here I can be alone, surrounded by the grandeur of the mountains and the freshness of the mountain stream.

And this beautiful white rock has become a temple for me. I do not often visit man-made temples: the churches and mosques, the synagogues. These things created in god's name by man, for me rarely offer a good way to meet god directly. At best they are a statement of human aspiration. But energetically nature is the easiest, most reliable way to meet god. And this particular spot, this beautiful flat topped rock, perhaps three or four metres across, is an excellent place.

When the sun is warm enough, one can be naked here and meeting god is always easier when one is naked. Our clothes are where we hide. We hide ourselves from each other and in doing so we hide ourself from god too. And the mountains always offer a great environment because they are relatively untouched by man. The air is clean. The water is clean. Everything is as existence wants it to be, without human intervention.

And a rock like this, it also gives a solid foundation, that feeling of support. In searching for god, we are searching for the absolute. We are really looking for a sort of security. And the solidity of this rock helps foster that feeling of safety, of security, of support, from existence from god.

I love this spot. Coming here, my mind so easily becomes quiet. Troubles are left behind in the valley. And here one can just be, with nothing to do, nothing to achieve, nobody to please. One can be oneself. And in that naked, open exposure of oneself, as one really is, without having to change anything – in that space, we are capable of receiving god.

So I hope that you too can find a place like this in nature, a place that is conducive to union with existence, a place that is a temple.