We feel the touch of the world upon us, and those millions of unique touches hold within them specific meanings, sent to us from the heart of the world and from the heart of the living beings with which we inhabit this world. This interchange changes the quality of our lives and reminds us that we are never alone. We are one organism among many, one ensouled form among a multitude.

~ Stephen Buhner

Sleeping Leopard – photo from bigstockphoto.com, used with permission