Slowness is a vital ingredient, in my case at least, in encouraging me along the path I wish to follow.
Tag: Meditation
To Seek Silence
Silence is not the absence of sound but the absence of noise. Noise is not simply the presence of undesired sound.
Glimpses of “Truth”
Enjoying the cool spring sunshine this morning, I had a moment of truth as my eye was caught by dew drops in the long grass. I was sitting in our beautiful patch of wild meadow at the bottom of the garden.
Doing it Differently
Breaking up my routine seems to add enormously to my well-being. While I might not persuade my wife to let me go trekking in the Empty Quarter, even mild change can be very beneficial.
Fading
I had a curious sensation of fading, being absorbed into the background, while walking along a country lane in glorious winter sunshine.
Peace at Last
Very occasionally one gets a glimpse of peace and today was one of those all too rare days.
Alone in a Pew
If you are going to go to church, go alone and go when it is empty.
Are you what you read?
The modern trope would have it that you are what you eat, but the metaphor needs taking further.
Joy to the World
I will never be able to resolve my unshakable disbelief in Christian dogma with the profound peace I find singing sacred classical music in an ancient English church with a good choir.
Isness
Happiness is only attainable once you recognize that everything just “is”.
