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The Path to Peace

David Price
4 min readJul 26, 2021

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William Hawkins — Blown Away

“If I could not be peaceful in the midst of danger, then the kind of peace I might have in simpler times is meaningless. If I could not find peace in the midst of difficulty, I knew I would never know real peace.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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At times, the wound will open and weep. This is its way to invite us inside, into intimacy with the shattering, and into the infinite open nature of the human heart….

While we’re wired to co-regulate with another, the nature of this “other” is oriented in the mystery and may be nearer than we’ve come to believe.

Just behind the veil, there are colors, fragrances, symbols, and other unforeseen emanations of the Friend and the Beloved as it presents as shepherd into soul.

As the veil parts just a bit, we may discover that it’s a lot more creative, merciful, and majestic than we expected.

— Matt Licata

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“The lord is not a person with sense organs, but consciousness itself…God is consciousness. There is essentially nothing in the universe but mind or consciousness.”

— Paramahansa Yogananda

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“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the

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David Price
David Price

Written by David Price

I write about creativity, loving, language learning and psycho/spirituality. I’m a longtime painter and reader.

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