Tag: faith
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Benesentia: the Felt-Presence of Blessing
A new word arrived recently—though perhaps it would be more accurate to say that it emerged. In the midst of quiet contemplation, I was attending to the subtle textures of the heart, listening for resonant syllables that seemed to rise from stillness while in contemplative dialogue. Then, serendipitously, I noticed the word had emerged in…
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Some Thoughts on Sadhana
Prior to my opening in 2001, I had no spiritual practice whatsoever, no routines or rituals to channel and direct my efforts, only a naked aspiration and desire honed from months in the deserts of western North America 15 years earlier. In the months and first years after the opening experience, the force and extent…