Peak Experiences
Have you had an experience of trial, vision, spirituality or exaltation in a mountain environment?
Have you had a “peak” experiences (at any altitude)? What was it like?
Do you have any practice or do anything to nurture peak experiences? If you have one, how do you bring it “down the mountain” into your everyday life?
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Featured Photo: Patagonia, Argentina Glacier in the Andes, by Elisheva Danan.
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Currently I am embarking on the adventure of moving from sea level (Santa Cruz, CA) to 3500 ft high where there is regular snow and freezes in the wintertime near the Oregon/Nevada border. I first thought I would be uncomfortable in the cold, but upon reaching 5000ft summit on the way to our land, I felt complete calm. No shivers despite the temperature, no muddling worrysome thoughts, only the whisper of the Shema from my lips in the silence of the mountaintops. I was in that moment, on a peak, experiencing an elevated moment. I also came to appreciate the connection to nature, and decided we’ll build our home from the rich clay soil in the area to keep that connection alive, work synergistically and be effecient.
That’s amazing! Sometimes the Shema is the only possible response. Many blessings to you in your new mountain home. I look forward to seeing photos.