Beyond the thin veil that masquerades as impenetrable
density lies that unspeakable, eternal, ecstatic union of the One; from which
all being emerges and remembers its true essence.
A spiritual practice is like the solid rocket boosters for
the space shuttle, they are tools of departure designed to take you to the next
stage of the journey. If we are so devoted to a practice that we refuse to
divert or depart from it, that practice can become a hindrance to our
development. Practice doesn’t make perfect it takes us to the place where we
can realize we already were perfect even without the practice. Loosen up and play with your
discipline. Go with you intuition. Stop and focus on an area you sense has
need. Let your practice take you
to a state where your imagination is ripe and explore what it is to be
connected and free from limitation.
Remember that all practice serves our weakness and need for
simple constructs to help us explore the Self that is beyond all constructs and
language. Hold it loosely or it
will obstruct the view of that which is inexpressible. Be grateful for the practice, which in
its proper application serves to trick our minds into perceiving beyond the
illusory into the eternal. It is not an easy thing to trick the trickster and we
long for that experience where the state of awareness remains. Until then we devote ourselves to the journey
and the cycle of doing the practice and transcending the practice.
