After a time of study with Aitken Roshi, Pat went on to study for a year in Germany with Fr. Somehow they are led to this pathless path. Some arrive without leaving behind the Christian forms of Western culture. Others leave the Christian forms behind and yet long for the promise they offer, and at the same time somehow block off. Others, after leaving the Christian forms, find fulfillment in Eastern ways, but they are now rediscovering their Christian roots and wondering what to do with them.
Every person has a spiritual dimension.
The image we use for this dimension is often that of a journey, a pilgrimage. At some point in life a quest is embarked upon. One may not even know how it began, but finds there is no turning back, not if reality is faced with sincerity and the true Home and Self is to be found. The path becomes pathless and begins to walk the way of itself. Newsletter Update Pat has said that this coming year will be a time of experiment.