When one travels over the Hindu Kush and into the vast expanse of India the greeting of Namaste is heard everywhere. This reverent bow with hands upturned pointing to heaven replaces the handshake so familiar to Westerners. This reverential bow is the acknowledgement of the Divine spark that is common in everything. This bow is the recognition of the bond we have with each other and our Creator and is reflected in this simple but holy gesture. This Divine spark encompasses all that there is, from the vast to the small, nothing is left untouched. I have always admired and respected the commitment in which a chosen few have decided to leave this material world and to seek the embrace of the spiritual aspect of life. Leaving all behind and traveling unencumbered by possessions they ferry across the troubled waters of life. They have shunned the cult of money and fortune. They recognize that the world is suffocating on greed and it's spiritual arteries are clogged with a gluttony of excessively rich appetites. For them money and fame are no longer a feramone that compels them. They have been set free. I have met a few of these "holy men and women". They were from different spiritual and religious beliefs but the one common aspect to them all was the fact that they were never really noticed by the world. These holy sages walk about the world and leave no footprints. Nothing is diminished by their presence but rather everything they encounter is enhanced. I have heard it said "that once a saint knows that he or she is a saint, they no longer are" and I believe that that is true. So, I will continue to travel my path and to try to keep my eyes and my ears open because I never really know when I will again encounter another one of my spiritual teachers. Namaste! visionary imagist