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  • In India, a holy man traditionally went through four stages: student, householder (good so far), forest-dweller (what??) and then sadhu -- a wandering beggar in search of moksha (liberation).

    Archive 2009-09-01 2009

  • Besides, I'm a forest-dweller and organic producer.

    Darwin Strips Reality of Purpose? 2008

  • Sometimes when I walk a little beside you, I feel a bit like the forest-dweller whose brain has never learned to decode perspective.

    The late post: speaking plainly Elizabeth McClung 2009

  • And this lonely forest-dweller would have to be properly taken care of-no major problem, as he lived alone and was childless.

    The Bear and the Dragon Clancy, Tom, 1947- 2000

  • But more than all, their whole aspect and manner was different -- they were all going about their own work or pleasure, which had nothing to do with white men or their ways; they walked with the free step of the independent forest-dweller, and, except the few that were known to my companion, paid no attention whatever to us, mere strangers of an alien race!

    Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 James Marchant

  • They were all going about their own work or pleasure, which had nothing to do with the white men or their ways; they walked with the free step of the independent forest-dweller ... original and self-sustaining as the wild animals of the forests, absolutely independent of civilization ... living their own lives in their own way, as they had done for countless generations before America was discovered.

    Pagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning 1920

  • They were all going about their own work or pleasure, which had nothing to do with the white men or their ways; they walked with the free step of the independent forest-dweller ... original and self-sustaining as the wild animals of the forests, absolutely independent of civilization ... living their own lives in their own way, as they had done for countless generations before America was discovered.

    Pagan and Christian creeds: their origin and meaning Edward Carpenter 1886

  • Entering the 'forest-dweller' phase of life, I am honored to host the Virtual Tea House for all who wish to explore how our lives are enriched and made new a thousand times each day by the spirituality we embody.

    Bend Blogs Beth Patterson 2010

  • Entering the 'forest-dweller' phase of life, I am honored to host the Virtual Tea House for all who wish to explore how our lives are enriched and made new a thousand times each day by the spirituality we embody.

    Bend Blogs Beth Patterson 2010

  • Entering the 'forest-dweller' phase of life, I am honored to host the Virtual Tea House for all who wish to explore how our lives are enriched and made new a thousand times each day by the spirituality we embody.

    Bend Blogs Beth Patterson 2010

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