ii. 3/3 Causal - becoming elders
“Becoming fire means letting our passion for life and beauty ignite us in the world…. We are called to set the whole world on fire with our passion for God.”
-Christine Valters Paintner
Swap “God” for “Life.” Its the same. God inadvertently frames as an exterior motivator. Life is us, and everything around us. Its both inside and out, unifying.
Grace in Aging
Journalist Krista Tippett describes an embodied form of grace—the surprising grace of aging. As our minds and bodies slow down, we make space for simple contentment:
To inhabit my body in all its grace and its flaws appears as a gift for the new/mundane bodily territory I’m on in midlife. Aging is the ultimate slow motion loss, inevit... See more
Journalist Krista Tippett describes an embodied form of grace—the surprising grace of aging. As our minds and bodies slow down, we make space for simple contentment:
To inhabit my body in all its grace and its flaws appears as a gift for the new/mundane bodily territory I’m on in midlife. Aging is the ultimate slow motion loss, inevit... See more
Krista tippet on Grace in aging. Beautifully written
True transcendence frees us from the tyranny of I am, the idolatry of we are, and the scapegoating of they are
From Richard Rohr
My culture does not honor the ancestors as a quaint spirituality of the past, but as a living source of strength for the present. They did it and so will we.
Ancestors and Wisdom
You might be wondering at this point what comes after Finding. The answer is exploring and simply being. In a very real sense, people go from seekers to Finders and then on to explorers. Simply being in existence is amazing, and there’s no shortage of it to explore
Daily Review | Readwise
On a spiritual path working with different modalities that move forward in simplicity (though it may appear to be complexity - like mahamudra) the next question or feeling is often “ok I’ve done this, so now what?”
The question, as you move forward, morphs into “ok, so now how?”
The question ‘what am I doing’ loses its pull and interest. “How am I being” becomes much more alive, and focuses on the individual as a vessel connected to the whole, and therefore allowing that whole to come through based on how the individual shows up.
my vow to support, strengthen, and awaken those devoted to the human spirit who are seeking how best to serve. May we be together in this exploration and recognition of who we are.
From Meg Wheatley
The most powerful journeys we must take are the ones we are not ready for and cannot prepare for.
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Bayo Akomolafe
But just understanding a concept does not create a set of brain-links. You must practice a new concept to create the set of brain-links. Understanding and practice go together.
Barbara Oakley PhD • Learning How to Learn: How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying; A Guide for Kids and Teens
The science showing its understanding + practice to develop intentionally
To support our awakening:
1. Tune in to your instrument - develop relational rituals first with yourself, then with energies beyond you
2. Work with that instrument to build familiarity and depth to hold the paradox and weight, to be coherence and stillness amidst the maelstrom
3. Connect with Spirit, tune in, and merge
4. Finding a community to pract
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