Spreading the flame

Gustav Mahler wrote that ‘Tradition is the handing on of the flame, not the worship of ashes’. It is all too easy for spiritual teachings to become enshrined as part of an organisation with rules and regulations. It is often forgotten that Jesus said, ‘I have come to bring fire to earth and what will I but that it be spread!’ The simple practice of meditation is one important way in which we can keep that flame alive within us.

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  1. Thanks James, I’m currently reading Finding Silence and find the insights easy to understand and digest.

    Thanks for finding the courage to write.

    All the best,

    Sam.

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