Equal
Essentials
“When
you cease to fear your solitude, a new creativity awakens in you.
Your forgotten or neglected wealth begins to reveal itself. You come
home to yourself and learn to rest within. Thoughts are our inner
senses. Infused with silence and solitude, they bring out the mystery
of inner landscape.”
John
O'Donohue (Anam Cara, p.17)
There is a problem with
having no fear of solitude—you may come to prefer it. You may
become so comfortable with your thoughts, so intrigued by your inner
landscapes, that you resent interruptions and intrusions. Solitude is
an essential component of the spiritual life. I believe there is no
substitute. Only by claiming some period of silence and space for
ourselves, do we allow for our being to free itself from all the
concerns for others, the world, our mundane everyday responsibilities
and chores.
Equilibrium is key.
Providing time for solitude, time for quiet contemplation, time for
your soul to wander the back-country of you heart is necessary for
spiritual evolution. Necessary for knowing all your facets, your
light and your darkness. We don't allow the deep spaces to surface
when there is so much to do, so many other demands that must be
addressed. They need time and silence for “unpacking.” But,
coming back to the world is equally necessary—bringing back what
you have learned and living out the insights you have gained keeps
you grounded in your humanity and enriches the world soul. These
understandings are yours to explore, to turn over in your hands and
head, to carefully examine, but they are not yours to keep tucked
away. They are gifts, meant to be shared.
You have a role to play
in advancing not only your own consciousness, but also the
consciousness of the all humanity. We are one; we need every member
of this one body to absorb, to reveal and to express that revelation.
In this way, the world soul advances, and elevates in the direction
of wholeness and justice.
In the Spirit,
Jane
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