Finding
Our Way
“Every
single choice we make, no matter how small, is the ground where who
we are meets what is in the world. And the fruits of that essential
relationship—the intimate, fertile conversation between our own
heart's wisdom and the way the world has emerged before us—becomes
a lifelong practice of deep and sacred listening for the next right
thing we are required to do. We make the only choice that feels
authentic and honest, necessary and true in that moment.”
Wayne
Muller
Spiritual practice is
many things—it involves, first and foremost, listening. That is the
meditation and/or prayer part. But if one gets up off the mat or off
their knees, and goes about their life without that meditation and
prayer expanding toward kindness and right-action in the world, there
is little benefit. Spiritual practice is a potent way of changing the
one who is practicing, but if one simply meditates/prays without the
practice informing their actions, they are reaping few of the
benefits.
In fact, the majority of
spiritual practice is what we do when we are not meditating and/or
praying. How do we think and feel about others; about the world and
our place in it? Are we expanding or contracting? Do we approach all
of life with an open heart and an open mind, or are there still
certain areas, certain subjects, certain types of people who are
simply non-starters for us? Where does our compassion and understanding
meet a wall of resistance? That's the sweet spot—the ah-ha moment.
That spot is where the real work of spiritual practice begins. Every
choice we make reflects where we are on our journey—and after all,
it is the journey that matters, and not the destination.
In the Spirit,
Jane
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