Sacred Ground – Oct. 4, 2021
“Any place is sacred ground, because it is, potentially, a place of confrontation — confrontation with the divine Presence. As soon as we take off the shoes of “being used to it” and come alive, we realize: ‘If not here, where? When, if not now?’” –David Steindl-Rast, A Listening Heart: The Spirituality of Sacred Sensuousness […]
Nonjudgmental Awareness – Sep. 9, 2021
“Holiness is not an achievement; it is a Grace. A Grace called Awareness, a grace called Looking, Observing, Understanding. If you would only switch on the light of awareness and observe yourself and everything around you throughout the day… clearly, exactly as it is without the slightest distortion or addition, and if you observed this […]
Beginning to See – Sep. 6, 2021
“Once you begin to see, your sensitivity will drive you to the awareness, not just of the things that you choose to see but of everything else as well. Your poor ego will try desperately to blunt that sensitivity because its defenses are being stripped away and it is left with no protection and nothing […]
Ritual and Reflection – Sep. 1, 2021
Sit with your cup in your hands.Notice if your cup is stained or not.Ask God to help you see one inner stain of yours.Be still and wait for this awareness to arise.Whether it is stained or not, take your cup to the sink.Prayerfully wash it with soap and water.As you do so, pray to be […]
