… into an old church, the Iglesia de San Miguel, with some fellow pilgrims … “The traveler who resolutely follows a rough and winding path will sooner arrive than he who is always changing direction, wasting the hour of daylight in looking for smoother ground and shorter passage.” ~ S. Johnson
Lighting a candle to send a Friend some Peace. “By releasing the attachments to our relationships, we rise above their complexities and can appreciate them as the simple embodiments of Love that they are; priceless opportunities to care deeply for others, and thereby care for life itself.” ~ from my Camino journal
I had heard about such “wine fountains” from friends and guidebooks, but this is the only one I saw during the entire Trek. Even though I rarely drink alcohol, I did regularly have a glass of red wine in the evenings after walking along the Camino. Like any activity or practice in life, it is […]
… an image of Saint Francis of Assisi, who happens to be making the mudra of the “half flag” with his right hand (just like the statue of Jesus on the altar in Eunate) — a sign associated with Raghu, who was thought to be a son of the Buddha. “Let your mind start a […]
Now that’s a grapevine! “Spiritual poverty has little to do with not having any money or only owning a few possessions. Spiritual poverty is detaching from the seeking of personal happiness. Indeed, it renounces anything & everything that would tempt us into believing the illusion that we are separate from — and ‘more special’ than […]
“The truth that a spiritual man seeks is the whole Truth … something that sustains homage within the service of our actions.” ~ Thomas Merton
“Encounters speak to us like demons when they inspire fear or sadness, or when they tempt us to yearn for more. They speak to us like fellow humans when we are inspired by them to return to a truly Caring way. And they speak to us like God when the experience of them immerses us […]
This nice fellow from Brazil was only seen by me for a few days during my Journey, and yet his ebullient happiness somehow spilled upon me and remained by my side for the rest of the trip. “We are each transient expressions of God’s ineffable majesty.” ~ unknown
… David from Slovakia again — quite the clever fellow. As far as clothes washing is concerned, the daily ritual for most pilgrims involves hand washing what few clothes they are carrying and then letting them air dry overnight. Sometimes pilgrims (including myself) would be seen drying their clothes by pinning them to their backpacks […]
… again, our friends the singing Norwegians … “Of journeying the benefits are many: the freshness it bringeth to the heart, the seeing and hearing of marvelous things, the delight of beholding new cities, the meeting of unknown friends …” ~ Muslih-uddin Sadi
One of my favorite pictures from one of my favorite Camino days — on this day the Path was wide and rolling and easy … like much of Life (if we let it be so). “The feeling remains that God is on the journey too.” ~ Teresa of Avila
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