The count and breathing with the universe

Apparently, Tolstoy regarded his book of inspirational readings for each day of the year, as his most valuable contribution to literature; it vanished from public sight under socialist repression, but surfaced again and was published for the first time in English in 1997.

A dear friend of mine just sent me a copy of A Calendar of Wisdom, and I've been reading it with relish.

The great count believed that drinking in wisdom every day through the writings of the the wise and holy was of indescribable benefit.

In his own words: "What can be more precious than to communicate every day with the wisest men in the world?"

Well, not much... Except, perhaps sitting on Winter Hill at the back of the house in the early morning, feeling my breath going in and out - and then imagining that the universe itself was breathing me and then starting to feel it...




breathblog, breathblog, breathblog, breathblog, breathblog