here carson slides in what you might consider found examples of the material of contemplation ( a sequence reminiscent of the found materials of contemplation you see in a terrence malick film ) : shafts of light bounded by stone walls ; wind playing through branches ; a monk with eyes closed ; the moon and its likeness on still water ; a universe of dust motes ; dawn over the murk of a swamp ; a woman descended into prayer ; receding mountains of clouds ; the patient footsteps of a man walking a carpeted , candlelit labyrinth .