I close my eyes as I lean against the tree, quieting my mind in silent meditation. I breathe deeply, inhaling the soft, earthy fragrance of the forest.
In philosophical terminology, a system that embraces all creation as sacred and divine is called pantheistic, and Eriugena was accused of being a pantheist.
The battle is as old as Arjuna’s,
Who thought he was fighting his cousins
And their lust for power
But was really up against
The evil
Of his own apathy