There were recently two weeks of intermittent blissful rain here in the high desert, always a time when the natural world is vivid and compelling. When it rains I want to be there, to be present to the display of Nature’s beauty; to be no one, only a listening, a seeing, a witness of what is occurring now, which may open into sahaja in a direct perception of reality. This is a refuge for the soul, requesting of me the quiet space and time to be contemplative.