Made mine: My Father within is shifting me, my thoughts and my wants from one of getting-over-on-others-while-looking-good to collective (mine and thine) awakening and service to all beings.
For women mystics, contemplative life is not so much a matter of transcending the illusions of mundane existence or attaining states of perfect equanimity as it is about becoming as fully present as possible to the realities of the human experience. In showing up for what is, no matter how pedestrian or tedious, how aggravating or shameful, the what is begins to reveal itself as imbued with holiness. * * * * * When we purposely build periods of reverence or stillness into our days, we practice gazing through the eyes of love, and we get better and better at seeing love everywhere we look. —Mirabai Starr
For women mystics, contemplative life is not so much a matter of transcending the illusions of mundane existence or attaining states of perfect equanimity as it is about becoming as fully present as possible to the realities of the human experience. In showing up for what is, no matter how pedestrian or tedious, how aggravating or shameful, the what is begins to reveal itself as imbued with holiness. * * * * * When we purposely build periods of reverence or stillness into our days, we practice gazing through the eyes of love, and we get better and better at seeing love everywhere we look. —Mirabai Starr
Made mine: For those of us seeking still more spiritual growth, contemplative life is not so much a matter of transcending the illusions of mundane existence or attaining states of perfect equanimity as it is about becoming as fully present as possible to the realities of the human experience [we give up fighting anything and anybody]. In showing up for what is, no matter how pedestrian or tedious, how aggravating or shameful, the what is [their wrongly thinking they are right and we are wrong] begins to reveal itself as imbued with holiness [we practice mentally unto physically being the first to give over]. * * * * * When we purposely build periods of reverence or stillness into our days, we practice gazing through the eyes of love [by picturing our resistance moving from our head...self...to our heart...God], and we get better and better at seeing love everywhere we look.
The incredible fact of all these words is that I can personally attest that they work. That's not all, the whole string of words can also be stated as get out of self into God or let go and let God...or any of the goodies we agree with yet rarely practice.
Just do it. -- Nike [Face it, an ad campaign that is wildly successful should be a clue that it works...try it. Just do it.]
Thank you.
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