Field Notes from a Zen Pilgrim

Sam Sokyo Randall

an intimate journal on the art of being and the practice of pilgrimage cloudsandwater.substack.com

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  1. Apr 8

    Murmuration

    what if our enchantment with the fluent flock isn’t just our wonder at their intimacy in flight but recognition? as you turn toward the distant light we all turn with you ever so slightly when you bow toward the earth and clench your heart in grief we all bow with you holding tight to each other until the clot releases exhaling slowly, one by one slipping low along the horizon rising softly into one weightless cloud of possibility before dissolving into the hazy, boundless blue — Dusk. Salton Sea California. 2026.02.06 33°20’19.5”N 115°40’20.0”W Words & video by Sam Sokyo Murmuration by Western Sandpipers ✻ cloudsandwater.substack.com/p/murmuration Get full access to Field Notes from a Zen Pilgrim at cloudsandwater.substack.com/subscribe

    Murmuration
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