Detail of Illustration: The River Flowing Around Auriel and Tobe From “Tobe and the River Is” There is an awareness in the River And is your own. (The date of this social media post: Jan. 21, 2016) Feel the stillness that surrounds you. How strong it is; how powerful, yet yielding. It never changes (though it grows in depth—“like petals in an opening flower”). This is what I call the River. It welcomes us to enter into It and become one with It. How do we move into the River

Detail of Illustration: The River Flowing Around Auriel and Tobe From “Tobe and the River Is” The River surrounds us. It is the peace, stillness, and life of the moment. It does not change. It is in the very life of the air we breathe. Look on the River. To see It takes a “soft” kind of vision—the vision of the heart. Next, move from seeing the River to being the River! Become one with space, free and under different laws, free of all boundaries. This is one of the greatest m

Title of Painting: Mystical House IV My ego mumbles, “You are alone.” A wave of pain tears through me, leaving my inner world crumpled and aching. A soft thought comes, “But how can you be alone?” I look around. The room is full of the living energy of relationships with everyone! I close my eyes. Beyond the dream of form, my world is full of the pure energy of Oneness. Tears come to the eyes at its beauty. This is the very essence of all our existence. Yes, one of the deepes