WE ARE EXPLORING THE PRACTICE
OF SILENCE
+ In meditation and
contemplative prayer, the purely receptive approach is to do nothing, or more
accurately, to not do anything. We just sit. We do not try to shape our inner
experience in any way. We notice any impulse to go with a thought, to pay
particular attention to something, or to change our inner state. But we let
those impulses fade without acting on them. We just sit and wait and allow
everything to be as it is. This silence of our will attunes us to the deepest
silence, to the realm beyond space and time. In this practice of non-doing, we
make ourselves available to the Sacred depths. It is not our part to make
something happen, much less make any demands. We just sit and be. Gradually our
thoughts subside on their own. If and when and to what degree the Sacred
touches us, we will know. But that only happens in its own time and only if we
are available.
-- Joseph Naft in Inner
Frontier Inner Work > Beyond Mind > Mind
and Thought: Part 5
+ I know. This is
deep. Maybe too deep for some of
you. If so, let it go for now, but maybe
the day will come when you want to explore silence at this deeper level. Maybe tomorrow. So, do “just sit and wait” and listen and try
to discern if this deeper practice is for you.
You may find that Anthony De Mello is right in asserting that “You are
made whole again in silence.”
+ Most if not all of the contents of The Sacred Art of Soul Making can be found on the Inner Frontier website in the section entitled “Complete List of Practice Articles.”
+ Spirituality&Practice offers
many resources on the
Spiritual Practice of Silence and a wonderful photo
and quotes gallery.
+ I have work to do on my Discernment page. Maybe you can help. Send an email with the subject “Discernment” to John@abundancetrek.com.
+ 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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