Nature, Our Great Teacher

Bernadette Roberts

Who has not had some memorable experience in the great out-of-doors?  In a quiet moment mundane cares disappear as the surroundings and vistas impinge on the soul to fill and uplift it.  No description can do justice to such moments.  Call it beauty, wonder, peace or whatever, these experiences in nature transcend our words and descriptions.  

There is probably no more universally shared experience than man's experiences in nature. Those with a more contemplative bent will seek them out, and in doing so, will come to know their possibilities for spiritual growth. What one gleans from these experiences will exceed all knowledge that can be gained any other way.  

The Christian Contemplative Journey: Essays On The Path 

Chapter 1: Our Spiritual Journey Recapitulates the History of Religion