Many of you are aware of my continuing study of yoga and Celtic spirituality. John O'Donohue's book, Anam Cara (soul companion), is one of my often-read sources. I'd like to share with you an entire section, but for some reason it won't transfer from a file to this post. So, I am posting a few highlights and will be happy to send via email the entire one-page article from the book.
Your mind can deceive you and put all kinds of barriers between you and your nature; but your body does not lie.............
The body is your only home in the universe. It is your house of belonging here in the world. It is a very sacred temple. To spend time in silence before the mystery of your body brings you toward wisdom and holiness.........
Close your eyes and relax into your body. Imagine a light all around you, the light of your soul. Then with your breath, draw that light into your body and bring it with your breath through every area of your body............
One of the oldest meditations is to imagine the light coming into you, and then on your outward breath to imagine you are exhaling the darkness or an inner charcoal residue.......
The inner voices of the body want to speak to us, to inform us of the truths beneath the fixed surface of our external lives.
Your mind can deceive you and put all kinds of barriers between you and your nature; but your body does not lie.............
The body is your only home in the universe. It is your house of belonging here in the world. It is a very sacred temple. To spend time in silence before the mystery of your body brings you toward wisdom and holiness.........
Close your eyes and relax into your body. Imagine a light all around you, the light of your soul. Then with your breath, draw that light into your body and bring it with your breath through every area of your body............
One of the oldest meditations is to imagine the light coming into you, and then on your outward breath to imagine you are exhaling the darkness or an inner charcoal residue.......
The inner voices of the body want to speak to us, to inform us of the truths beneath the fixed surface of our external lives.
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And now I'm commenting after a successful trial.
Jaquie,
ReplyDeleteThe book sounds great. I would appreciate it if you emailed me a copy of that page.
I see the similarity of the first two quotes to texts in the Bible. Seeing the different wording, though, often helps for better understanding.
Stacey
Stacey: Sorry I didn't check for comments until now and you'll be here shortly! So I'll hand you a copy of the page and also share my copy of the book this weekend. Whoops! Actually my copy is already out - but you can see one Kathy let me borrow in Ireland. I still haven't returned it to her in Atlanta.
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