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An empty valley

vanity of vanities - ecclesiastes 1:2

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Guy Gaudry
Nov 12, 2026
Sacred Valley, Peru. Photo credit: Guy Gaudry 2014

“…the illusory temple and the boy had vanished completely out of sight: it was just an empty valley. ~ Case 35, The Blue Cliff Record.

After a while, we realize this is all we are left with. Everything else is an illusion.

All of us experience this at times. Our temples— relationships, careers, ideas, go…

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