There is a root of goodness. A place where all that is good flows into being at the root of creation. And this is a goodness that carries its own majesty within it, for it is the representative of the kingdom, and it penetrates all of creation with its law and its intelligence and its compassion. All of life itself is rooted in this fundament of creation. And when one comes into contact with the energy of this root of being, it connects the whole being-body to the soul and to that goodness within it. And this is an energy with a life in it that surpasses all thought and goes beyond understanding. For it is the essence of glory, an impossible and mysterious substance that despite its impossible nature comes here now and penetrates every single atom and molecule in creation bringing them together into a single whole. And it is our birthright to breathe in this glory, to breathe out this goodness, and to dwell within it in eternity here and now. And this is a place where the words, "Lord, have mercy," are no longer words, but a sensation of being. And it is furthermore a place where the words sensation of being transform themselves into feeling of being. And feeling touches, letting go. And letting go opens to stillness, which is composed of emptiness. And the emptiness exists simply so that it is prepared and has an unending amount of room to receive the goodness that flows into creation and flows into being. For the goodness is without measure and needs a limitless space to hold its body And this is the nature of the cosmos, as seen within being.
Flaubert on the path in Union, Maine.
