WE ARE EXPLORING THE PRACTICE
OF DISCERNMENT
-- Paulo Coelho
He’s right, you know.
This is why developing an effective Discernment practice is so
important. This realization does not
come instantly to most of us. Nor can
anyone describe their destiny in words.
I think Soren Kierkegaard got it
right saying: “Life must be lived forwards but can only be understood
backwards.” In other words, we live our
lives never fully understanding our purpose but discerning pieces of it day by
day. Albert Einstein sensed this when he
said: “My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior
spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with
our frail and feeble mind.” Imagine
that. This genius talking about our
“frail and feeble mind.”
In The Merging of
Spirit and Science, he put the same sentiment in this way: “To know that
what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest
wisdom and the most radiant beauty, which our dull faculties can comprehend
only in their primitive forms - this knowledge, this feeling, is at the center
of true religion.”
So, explorers, keep exploring, keep practicing, keep
being “present and in awe” as you fulfill your destiny, your only obligation. Our faculties may be dull .. relatively ..
but we can still perceive a lot, discern a lot, be transformed into the person
of our highest ideals, our greatest potential, our destiny.
+ Spirituality & Practice offers 37 Spiritual Practices with an abundance of ideas and resources for this essential practice. Some of my favorites are Attention, Being Present, Connections, Enthusiasm, Imagination, Listening, Meaning, Openness, Questing, Reverence, Silence, Transformation and Vision. Pick one or 2 and see where you are led as you continue to discern your purpose, your path, your mission, your next step.
+ I have work to do on my Discernment page. Maybe you can help. Send an email with the subject “Discernment” to John@abundancetrek.com.
+ 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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