unsuspected deeps

Probably to most of us there have come exceptional, unworldly moments, like unsuspected deeps in a stream, when we fell through appearances -- fell through ourselves -- into an intuition of majesty and wonder. Perhaps we rounded a corner at sunset and saw the landscape charged with a rare light, or whirled away from company into a dark street where snow swooped down in a hush...

-- Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano Landscapes of Wonder