: . skip to main skip to sidebar Search This Blog Loading . Buddhism in the News Loading . Friday , April 20, 2012 Meet the Buddha in . Nature We all love the stunning beauty of the great Buddhist temples and shrines that stir the heart spiritually . However , I have found just as much spiritual inspiration in the forests and mountains as any ancient holy site . Perhaps that's because since I was a small boy , here in the mountains of Colorado , I have spent countless hours communing with the whispering pines and listening to the profound babbling of the meandering streams . Stood with rapture and awe atop the highest mountain-tops , as well as meditated in fields of wildflowers whose perfumes were every bit as relaxing as temple . incense All of these wonders and shines in nature sooth