To allow Divine Energies to flow through, we have to know the Divine. To know the Divine, we have to attend to the Divine. To attend to the Divine, we have to turn attention away from our melodramatic schemes and plans and hopes and fears, drop them for awhile (or forever). Let go and open.
We empty ourselves in order to be filled. When full of ourselves there is no room for the Divine Energies to flow through. When caught in the passions of anger, lust, and fear, we are saturated, sopping wet with emotion. When not only succumbing to but willfully promoting (and so proud of) our mind chatter, we are "headed" for intellectual disdain. Both of these arenas, emotion and cognition, are ones in which we humans have thorough practice. Caught in them we cannot see and know a larger reality.
Meditation and mindfulness are not just humanistic methods for lowering stress but are practices for preparing an openness to the Divine. Prayer is not an active asking for anything but is an active quiescence, a vibrant stillness which in itself allows Divine communion. Divine Energies flow through. A point comes when we are no longer dominated by our passions and our chatter, but are conduits for the energies of the universe, the Energies of the Divine.
We embody Heaven and Earth simultaneously. We embody Spirit, the outbreathing of God. This is the essence and culmination of all martial art, all spiritual art, all healing art, all relationship art practice: to walk through life as an embodying of Divine Energies.
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Beautiful, George. I was trying to explain this to my brother, but you nailed it. Thanks. Steve
ReplyDeleteHey George,
ReplyDeletei like what you say about prayer being something receptive rather than active seeking or asking. Though such seeking/asking/requests sometimes arise in moments of great desperation, i like the element of deep trust that permeates a true prayer. Hope you're enjoying the incredible February weather. Thanks for your posts,
ben
Hi George,
ReplyDeleteThanks for this post. We can practice this anywhere..and I try to do this when i find myself in places i don't want to be. Last Christmas I was at the mall not wanting to be there and I saw a monk walk toward me and he was wearing these funky sunglasses and he gave me a big smile and i smiled back...i had a huge urge to hug him but keep the feelings to myself. Not often do you see monks at a mall...i bought myself some funky sunglasses to remind myself that you can practice anywhere and let go :-)
sunglasses optional.