When I am not present to myself,
then I am only aware of that half of me,
that mode of my being which turns outward
to created things.
then I am only aware of that half of me,
that mode of my being which turns outward
to created things.
And then it is possible for me to lose myself among them.
Then I no longer feel the deep secret pull
of the gravitation of love which draws my inward self
toward "God." [The Unmanifest]]
Then I no longer feel the deep secret pull
of the gravitation of love which draws my inward self
toward "God." [The Unmanifest]]
My will and my intelligence lose their command of the
other faculties.
My senses, my imagination, my emotions,
scatter to pursue their various quarries all over the face
of the earth.
Recollection brings them home.
It brings the outward self into line with the inward spirit,
and makes my whole being answer the deep pull of love
that reaches down into the Mystery...
other faculties.
My senses, my imagination, my emotions,
scatter to pursue their various quarries all over the face
of the earth.
Recollection brings them home.
It brings the outward self into line with the inward spirit,
and makes my whole being answer the deep pull of love
that reaches down into the Mystery...
Thomas Merton
from - No Man is an Island
via - The Beauty We Love
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Photo - by Jacqueline Riman Photographer/Artist
via - No Mind's Land
This is exactly where life takes me now,recollection….for a while.Taking some distance and not knowing where it is going.At the same time trust in the "deep secret pull of gravitation of love" for example by reading the above.Thank you for sharing at the moment!
ReplyDeleteI am in the same place too... Yes, "recollection" - or - "remembering"... and trusting that deep pull... Am glad you found it helpful :) Thank you for reading and leaving a comment :)
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