SPIRITUAL EXPLORATIONS -- 77

WE ARE EXPLORING THE PRACTICE OF SILENCE

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Sages send their spirit

To the storehouse of awareness

And return to the beginning

Of myriad things.

They look at the formless,

Listen to the soundless.

In the midst of profound

Darkness,

They alone see light;

In the midst of silent vastness,

They alone have

Illumination.

- Huai-nan-tzu

+ Oh what wisdom, what guidance for us explorers.  There is so much to wonder about on this amazing journey.  Enjoy the opening up you can experience in spaces of silence.  I know that silence is not always a delightful experience. For example, loneliness can be a barrier to reaching the infinite possibilities  silence offers.  Or anxiety, dread, fear, doubt, despair.  We need to reach out to people we can trust when these barriers prevent us from appreciating and enjoying silence. 

+ Spirituality&Practice offers many resources on the Spiritual Practice of Silence and a wonderful photo and quotes gallery. The meme above comes from that 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