A lump of soil is the wealth of nations. A fresh wild mushroom is the feast of kings. If we identify with anybody, it’s the broken people, the wounded ones, the minds that have come a little unglued. Because they see everything from the vale of loss that cradles the mountain of wonder.
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Working in animal rescue, you learn that everyone espouses disorganized religion.
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At home when I meditate, I usually focus on the breath but when I am here, I alter that process. After a brief time focused on breath, I switch to simply taking in what the river offers. She tells me stories. She shares her mood, flow, and spirit. Most especially, she shares her symphony of sound. Like so many humans, I rely primarily on my vision to take things in. When meditating on her shores with eyes closed, hearing becomes the primary mode of perception. The first time I did this I was astonished with the way the sound rose up to meet me.
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I can’t really understand what goes on inside plants and animals. But I try to find out and to reach out, study, observe. Even still, I have to dwell in both the knowing and not-knowing, as listener and translator.
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What is it like to be the river? Close the eyes and sense it. What is more true than being water sluiced over a landscape? To be exactly where gravity has pulled you and no less. To be pulled by the weight of yourself. To carve and resist only at the speed that is given to you. It is possible to jump into that consciousness. After all, there are lots of similarities between you and the river. You were probably once a part of each other at some point in the past, or even now. Is it familiar? Suddenly, the river comes alive in a new way. It says: This is my sensory experience. How is yours?
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The Braided Way is a framework to see every faith tradition as a strand, braided into a larger whole of spiritual awareness. In the Braided Way, combining spiritual practice from various faiths allow us to explore sacred experience and wonder in forms that resonate with our personal spiritual needs and sacred intuitions. In today’s culture, many people shun religious dogma, but yearn for spiritual connection. The Braided Way allows the ceremonies and practices of multiple faiths to be available without the confinements of cultural dogma.