"We learn to develop our new eyes, the same way we learn any art, by ongoing practice. Here is a basic spiritual practice of Teilhardian spirituality:
"In order to discover and frequently exercise your new eyes to discern the fire or luminosity within things, start small. Choose one living thing, such as a flower, a bug, a pet, or a baby, and with your imagination picture a kind of glow or luminousness surrounding and penetrating the object of your contemplation. Stay with it for a few minutes, focusing not on the external beauty or complexity of the object but upon the glow surrounding and penetrating it, as if that were its source of life and existence.
"Once you learn to do this, the glow or luminosity will develop a life of its own. Then you can move on to another object of contemplation to witness its glowing luminosity."
Now we move deeper into our spiritual practice: Our goal is the same, to discern the luminosity within things, but the things we want to choose now are the things that comprise our, say, nemesis...our rues, regrets, remorses...our oncoming dreads. With God as our guide, and welcome as our mantra, these fears are transmuted, and we move forward in peace.
"From time to time, say a word of thanks to this benevolent God who is constantly revealing God’s self to you everywhere in creation."
Thus, through practice, our consciousness is lifted into the practicality of thank you as the source of peace, love and joy no matter the facts of life, the picture as it were, that we are facing.
Thank you.
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