Meditations of John Muir: Nature's Temple
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Meditations of John Muir: Nature's Temple
By (Author) Chris Highland
Wilderness Press
Wilderness Press
2nd January 2002
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Nature and existence of God and of the Divine
Spirituality and religious experience
333.72092
Physical Properties
Paperback
168
Width 114mm, Height 177mm
141g
Description
Carry John Muirs wisdom with you in this inspirational guide that features 60 of his most insightful quotes.
As a patriarch of the American environmental movement, John Muir helped to give birth to the national park system, the Sierra Club, and a myriad of smaller groups devoted to saving rivers, redwoods, and wildlife. Yet, he is also a spiritual parent who leads us down unmarked trails of the spirit. By urging us to simply be present in the world around us, loving and honoring it as our garden home, his poetic insight liberates life.
In Meditations of John Muir, editor Chris Highland pairs 60 Muir quotes with selections from other celebrated thinkers and spiritual texts. Take this pocket-size guide with you on backpacks, nature hikes, and camping trips. Let Muirs words enrich your experience as you ponder the wilderness from riverbank, mountaintop, or as you relax beside your campfire.
Inside youll find:
- 60 inspiring John Muir quotes
- Selections of text from other philosophical minds
- Short excerpts for convenient reading
Muirs exuberance for nature was the touchstone for his commitment to the earth and all of its creatures. Let him lead you along the ultimate adventure that treks every range of light. Then venture off on your own deertrails of the heart, harkening to his granite gospel that calls for you to get as near to the heart of the world as you can.
Author Bio
Chris Highland is an interspiritual chaplain, author, songwriter and poet. He completed his undergraduate studies in religion and philosophy in Seattle, Washington, before settling in the San Francisco Bay Area to complete his Masters degree. A passionate saunterer, he enjoys an intimate relation with Nature in forests, mountains and waterfalls. An avowed heretic (one who seeks new paths), Chris writing reflects his exploration of the edges of human society and his playful search for what Emerson called high, clear and spiritual conversation, to be had by each and every one of us as beggars on the highway. Chris is the author of Meditations of John Muir: Natures Temple, Meditations of Henry David Thoreau: A Light in the Woods, and Meditations of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Into the Green Future, all from Wilderness Press.
