I am the bird that knocks at your window in the morningand your companion, whom you cannot know,the blossoms that light up for the blind. I am the glacier’s crest above the forests, the dazzling one and the brass voices from cathedral towers. The thought that suddenly comes over you at midday and fills you…
Category: Inner Light, Light within
POEMS: “When light is put away” by Emily Dickenson
We grow accustomed to the Dark – When light is put away – As when the Neighbor holds the Lamp To witness her Goodbye – A Moment – We uncertain step For newness of the night – Then – fit our Vision to the Dark – And meet the Road – erect – And so…
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Aware” (Espiritualidad de la Palabra Diaria : “Consciente”)
Aware I grow in spiritual awareness. I am part of an infinite circle of spiritual light that illuminates the world. Knowing that I am one with God bolsters my faith and deepens my understanding of the great power and presence within me. During times of quiet contemplation, I touch this timeless Truth and feel my…
A quote on “prayer” from “for lovers of God everywhere” by Saint Theophan the Recluse
Images, however sacred they may be, retain the attention outside, whereas at the time of prayer the attention must be within – in the heart. The concentration of attention in the heart – this is the starting point of prayer. —Saint Theophan the Recluse from for lovers of God everywhere compiled by Roger Housden
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Aware” (Espiritualidad de la Palabra Diaria: “Consciente”)
Aware I grow in spiritual awareness. I am part of an infinite circle of spiritual light that illuminates the world. Knowing that I am one with God bolsters my faith and deepens my understanding of the great power and presence within me. During times of quiet contemplation, I touch this timeless Truth and feel my…
Mystical quotes from Lalla, Ivan Granger, Rupert Spira from Mystic Meandering (re-blogged)
…Lalla – Ivan Granger – Rupert Spira Posted: 28 Jun 2020 10:26 PM PDT I have traveled a long way seeking God but when I finally gave up and turned back there He [She] was within me! Lalla 14th Century Mystic of the Kashmir Shaivism tradition For so many mystics it is this way. …
From the book: “The Little Soul and The Sun” by Neale Donald Walsch (from an old post)
Once upon no time, there was a little Soul who …
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Guidance” (Espiritualidad de la Palabra Diaria: “Guía”)
Guidance I am guided along my life’s journey. When planning a trip or vacation, I allow my inner wisdom to guide me as I map out my itinerary. From selecting what to pack to choosing the scenic route and deciding where to stop along the way, I let myself be directed to my highest…
Mystical Poems: “Hidden gems” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Hidden Gems We know not what lies in us, till we seek. Men dive for pearls—they are not found on shore; The hillsides, most unpromising and bleak, Do sometimes hide the ore. Go, dive in the vast ocean of thy mind, O man! far down below the noisy waves, Down in the…
POEMS: “Turn inward” by Mystic Meandering
Turn Inward… Turn… inward, toward “The Silence;” The Light in your Heart; the space of Pure Awareness… Turn from the voices of an unconscious world; the voices of confusion, hatred, and ignorance; the ones who distract you from *knowing* the Truth of who you are… ~ Turn ~ Turn and Listen in the deep Silence,…
POEMS: “The spirit is the bouquet of nature” by Joseph Campbell
art by Bridget Voth “The spirit is the bouquet of nature” The divine manifestation is ubiquitous, our eyes are not open to it. Awe is what moves us forward. Live from your own center. The divine lives within you. The separateness apparent in the world is secondary. Beyond the world of opposites is an…
POEMS: “When I am not present to myself” by Thomas Merton
“When I am not present to myself” 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. And then it is possible for me to lose myself among them. Then I no longer feel the deep…