Church prayers usually end with the phrase, ‘Through Jesus Christ Our Lord’, and there is a sense in which the man Jesus is like a window through which we see beyond to that ultimate reality – the force, the energy, that holds the entire universe together. In the same way, each of us, whether we are Buddhist, Christian or Muslim can be like windows reflecting something that lies beyond. But we need to keep our windows clean! One way is through the practice of meditation. As Elizabeth Mills writes in her book In The Stillness:
We need to be open
For the Divine
To enter in
Not too full of self
That there is no room
Making space
By being humble
And seeking to live in Simplicity
Asking for Love to flow in
And make its Home
In the centre of our hearts.
In other words we need to learn how to step aside to let the light through!
And your window, Jimmie, is huge, clean as a pin, through which one looks and sees hints of something beautiful beyond.
So timely in this time of imposed isolation. In the stillness, may we find the solace, the calm amidst the fear of an unknown virus.
Uplifting words.
Thank you Mr. Evans, and all the best from Albany, NY.