We should not force ourselves to change by hammering
our lives into any predetermined shape. We do not need to
operate according to the idea of a predetermined program or
plan for our lives. Rather we need to practice a new art of
attention to our inner rhythm... This attention brings a new
awareness of our own human and divine presence.
our lives into any predetermined shape. We do not need to
operate according to the idea of a predetermined program or
plan for our lives. Rather we need to practice a new art of
attention to our inner rhythm... This attention brings a new
awareness of our own human and divine presence.
It is far more creative to work with the idea of mindfulness
than with the idea of will. Too often people try to change
their lives by using the will as a kind of hammer to beat their
life into proper shape. The intellect identifies the goal of the
program, and the will accordingly forces the life into shape.
This way of approaching the sacredness of one's own
presence is externalistic and violent. It brings you falsely
outside of your own self and you can spend years lost in the
wilderness of your own mechanical, spiritual programs.
than with the idea of will. Too often people try to change
their lives by using the will as a kind of hammer to beat their
life into proper shape. The intellect identifies the goal of the
program, and the will accordingly forces the life into shape.
This way of approaching the sacredness of one's own
presence is externalistic and violent. It brings you falsely
outside of your own self and you can spend years lost in the
wilderness of your own mechanical, spiritual programs.
You can perish in a famine of your own making.
If you work with a different rhythm, you will come easily and
naturally home to your self. Your Soul knows the geography...
Your Soul alone has a map..., therefore you can trust this
indirect, oblique side of your self. If you do, it will take you
naturally home to your self. Your Soul knows the geography...
Your Soul alone has a map..., therefore you can trust this
indirect, oblique side of your self. If you do, it will take you
where you need to go, but more importantly, it will teach
you a kindness of rhythm in your journey.
There are no general principles for this art of being.
Yet the signature of this unique journey is inscribed deeply in
each Soul. If you attend to your self and seek to come into
your own presence, you will find exactly the right rhythm
for your life. The senses are generous pathways which can
bring you home.
you a kindness of rhythm in your journey.
There are no general principles for this art of being.
Yet the signature of this unique journey is inscribed deeply in
each Soul. If you attend to your self and seek to come into
your own presence, you will find exactly the right rhythm
for your life. The senses are generous pathways which can
bring you home.
John O'Donohue
from Anam Cara
from Anam Cara
with thanks to The Beauty We Love
~
....belong first in your own interiority. If you are in rhythm
with your self and connected to that deep, unique source
within, then you will never be vulnerable.
You will be able to stand....on the ground of your
Soul, where you are at home.
with your self and connected to that deep, unique source
within, then you will never be vulnerable.
You will be able to stand....on the ground of your
Soul, where you are at home.
John O'Donohue
from Anam Cara
from Anam Cara
~
Art - Mystic Meandering
Craypas oils done with fingers
"Ocean Splash"
2012
Craypas oils done with fingers
"Ocean Splash"
2012
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