I am lucky to have extensive forests on the mountains at the back of where we live. It has certainly been my experience that beyond that silence there is a lot to be heard. There is something extremely gentle and peaceful in the company of trees. It as if we slow down to meet their much longer rhythms. Note that I have never been able to repeat a significant experience for all my knowing where to go.
Spirituality seems to defy repetition.
Put extremely succinctly, the former takes a hold of and possesses what is touched. The later appreciates what is touched but does not seek to possess or withhold it. Translated in terms of thinking, grasping leads to dogma, whereas caressing brings ever-renewed joy and constant discovery. The hands that caress communicate great tenderness and love. Works of Art A work of art, whether it be a poem, a painting, a sculpture, a play, a piece of music or a dance, can open the way to transcendence.