While talking with one of my roommates this morning, the following words came quite spontaneously out of my mouth:
The whole point of spirituality is to clear out the garbage that keeps you from knowing the truth of what you are so that beingness, which is what you are and synonymous with love, can express itself fully in the world through you.
He liked it so much that it seemed a bit obvious to share it with you. I’m quite certain there is more that could be said on the subject, but the above works well for me right now. It seems to be the real bottom line to all of the things we do that we call spirituality. And that pretty much sums up day 3 at the retreat. Until next time…. Namaste.
Hi Tom,
I’ve read the retreat updates. It seems this energy we all share may have traveled halfway across the country, me being no stranger to anger, as I process my own currently. Unlike you wondering where the energy came from ‘out of the blue’, I often have a gratitude for the bright blue sky that I can see without first the screen of anger to peer through.
Your reason for what you do today and every day reminded me of a quote I read once. Not sure who to credit. If I figure that out, I’ll let you know. It was:
Spiritual work is facng your monumental task of figuring out what’s going on.
@Barbara I know what you mean. Funny how the connections work. I happy to say that the anger lifted easily.
You’ve inspired me, Tom. Or should I say, life has conspired to follow your path. I’m making arrangements to go on 2 retreats next month. One a longer than usual one with Lorne, the other a weeks silence locally.
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I’ve not been a subscriber to your blog posts for all that long but must confess that I really enjoy reading your articles. The insight posted here in particular has so much truth in it. It’s beautiful the way you expressed it!
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@Evelyn Thank you for your generous comments! It is nice to have you here. I’m glad this insight had something good for you. I seem to get my best insights when I’m talking with people or answering questions. It is interesting what will come out quite spontaneously. Glad to have you here.