WE ARE EXPLORING THE PRACTICE
OF STILLNESS
+ As spiritual
searchers we need to become freer and freer of the attachment to our own
smallness in which we get occupied with me-me-me. Pondering on large ideas or
standing in front of things which remind us of a vast scale can free us from
acquisitiveness and competitiveness and from our likes and dislikes. If we sit
with an increasing stillness of the body, and attune our mind to the sky or to
the ocean or to the myriad stars at night, or any other indicators of vastness,
the mind gradually stills and the heart is filled with quiet joy. Also
recalling our own experiences in which we acted generously or with compassion
for the simple delight of it without expectation of any gain can give us more
confidence in the existence of a deeper goodness from which we may deviate.
― Ravi Ravindra, The
Wisdom of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and Guide by Ravi
Ravindra
+ This is the last post on the practice of stillness in this
series. The practice of detachment is next. This
quote is an invitation to keep practicing stillness and allow this
wonderful stillness to
move you gently into the practice of detachment which will lead us to the practice of humility and ultimately on to
the glorious, fantastic realm of abundance, joy, wisdom, beauty, love, truth, peace, justice and freedom.
+ You can always find a link to any of the
Spiritual Explorations posts by going to http://abundancetrek.com/sepostsaccess.html
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