To plunge boldly into the brilliance and immediacy of living

Alan McGlashan

Delight is a mystery. And the mystery is this: to plunge boldly into the brilliance and immediacy of living, at the same time as utterly surrendering to that which lies beyond space and time; to see life translucently ...

~ from THE SAVAGE AND BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY by Alan McGlashan

The Savage And Beautiful Country

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