My first morning reflection at Caux on 11 July 2012:
“Let it be plainly understood that we cannot return to God unless we enter first into ourselves. God is everywhere but not everywhere to us. There is but one point in the universe where God communicates with us, and that is the centre of our own soul. There He waits for us. There He meets us; there He speaks to us. To seek Him therefore we must enter into our own interior.”
Bishop Ullathorne, from Groundwork of Christian Virtues, quoted in The Principal Upanishads, S. Radhakrishnan
“To stand guard over the heart, to stand with the mind in the heart, to descend from the head into the heart–all these are one and the same thing. The core of the work lies in the concentration of attention and the standing before the invisible Lord, not in the head but within the chest, close to the heart and in the heart. When the divine warmth comes, all this will be clear.”
Theophan the Recluse, quoted in The Art of Prayer p.194
“In Ganeshpuri, I used to stand near Baba by the back stair of his house every day after lunch. Baba would sit on the steps, and either he would meet with people or he and I would just be quiet. It was when Baba and I were alone together there that he taught me the practice. While he lived it, I practiced it. Though outwardly I was looking at him, inwardly I was boring into the Heart and then resting there, still and quiet. There would be no thought, just stillness. That was how I connected with Baba. I would stand and he would sit for however long he wanted to be there each day. An onlooker wouldn’t have seen anything happening, but Baba was teaching me”.
Rohini Ralby, Walking Home with Baba p. 61
“Walking Bliss” All the time no matter what is happening. Be in the Heart and look out at the world simultaneously. We can then be beyond what separates us and find the unity in the diversity. So this is not about not acting; it is about not being identified with our actions. Our job is to surrender to God and be in harmony with God.
Now let us go into the Heart. Let us still all vibration.
Rest, and when you come up to your thoughts let go and bring your attention back to the Heart.
Rest in the Heart. Be still.
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