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The 3rd movement on the Journey: Encountering the Sacred


Opening to the Mystery at the Heart of the Matter

​. . . ”Yes. But wait awhile. 
I am still in some temporal 
confusion that will be 
solved by companionship with you. 
Through companionship 
with the ground a grapevine grows. 
It opens into the earth’s darkness and flies. 
It becomes selfless in the presence 
of its origin and learns what it really is. 
They nod, as though to say, 
Whenever you are ready. 
That nodding was a flame in my heart. 
I was freed from hourly time, 
from sequence and relation." 
                               A Year with Rumi,  Coleman Barks​

Silence

Here, words become few.  Words and the ideas and beliefs they hold cannot encompass the Mystery of Being.  We can trust this.  The ego gets what it wants with words.  The deeper Self finds what it needs in silence.

"As my prayer becomes more attentive and inward, I had less and less to say.
I finally became completely silent.
I started to listen
– which is even further removed from speaking. I first thought that praying entailed speaking. I then learned that praying is hearing, not merely being silent. This is how it is. To pray does not mean to listen to one's self speaking, prayer involves becoming silent, and being silent, and waiting until God is heard."
–Søren Kierkegaard​

Spaciousness

There is room here for everyone and everything.  There are many paths to the sacred encounter, perhaps as many as there are people on the Journey.  Many words point to that which is beyond comprehension.  Some use the word Divinity or God.  Words like Sacred, Love, The Universe, Interbeing, Reality can be used to point to the same ineffable Truth.

There is also a spaciousness of time when one encounters the Sacred.  It is time that seems to stand still yet holds a shimmering potential for transformation.  It is time pregnant with opportunity for growth.

Here, at this place on the path, here is a "knowing" beyond words that you are "home."


Embodiment 

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  • OFFERINGS
    • Spiritual Direction
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      • IL4M Retreat Registration
    • Pilgrimage to Uganda
    • Center for Purposeful Leadership - Collaborators on The Journey
  • ALLIES
    • Terry Chapman
    • Carolyn Baker
    • Claudia Eisinger
    • Tom McSteen
    • Craig Neal
    • Patricia Neal
    • Caleb Rukundo
    • Jan and Jeff Steckley
  • JOURNEY
    • Overview
    • Orientation
    • Sharing Your Story >
      • The Invitation
      • 1st Threshold: Loved - Worthy
    • Opening Mind and Heart >
      • 2nd Threshold: Held - Encouraged
    • Encountering the Sacred >
      • 3rd Threshold: Sent - Gifted
    • Co-Creating Destiny >
      • 4th Threshold: Return - Renewed
    • 7 Guiding Questions for Journaling
  • Musings
  • Resources
    • The Journey Guide (IL4M)
    • IL4M - A Season of Discernment
    • March 2020 Purposeful Leadership in Disruptive Times
    • May 2020 Purposeful Leadership in Disruptive Times
    • Spring 2020 The Journey of Grief Learning Platform
    • Practices
    • Emerging Social Technologies
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