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The Ecstasy of Eternity: Richard Jefferies on Time and Self-Transcendence
The Ecstasy of Eternity: Richard Jefferies on Time and Self-Transcendence

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The Forgotten Visionary Richard Jefferies on Nature as a Portal to Self-Transcendence
The Forgotten Visionary Richard Jefferies on Nature as a Portal to Self-Transcendence

“The hours when the mind is absorbed by beauty are the only hours when we really live, so that the longer we can stay among these things so much the more is snatched from inevitable Time.”

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The Universe and the Soul: Richard Jefferies on Nature as Prayer for Presence
The Universe and the Soul: Richard Jefferies on Nature as Prayer for Presence

How to grow “absorbed into the being or existence of the universe.”

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