Comments on: What Does it Mean to Meditate Like a Mountain? http://magdalenemystique.com/2007/10/20/what-does-it-mean-to-meditate-like-a-mountain/ The Path Inward Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:49:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Nathan http://magdalenemystique.com/2007/10/20/what-does-it-mean-to-meditate-like-a-mountain/#comment-4898 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:19:24 +0000 http://magdalenemystique.com/2007/10/20/what-does-it-mean-to-meditate-like-a-mountain/#comment-4898 Reverend Dr. Adam, your response reminded me of a passage from the Book of Sirach <i>Wisdom instructs her children and admonishes those who seek her. He who loves her loves life; those who seek her out win her favor. He who holds her fast inherits glory; wherever he dwells, the LORD bestows blessings. Those who serve her serve the Holy One; those who love her the LORD loves. He who obeys her judges nations; he who harkens to her dwells in her inmost chambers. If one trusts her he will possess her; his descendants too will inherit her. She walks with him as a stranger, and at first she puts him to the test; Fear and dread she brings upon him and tries him with her discipline; With her precepts she puts him to the proof, until his heart is fully with her. Then she comes back to bring him happiness and reveal her secrets to him. But, if he fails her, she will abandon him and deliver him into the hands of the despoilers . . . . Even to the death fight for truth, and the LORD your God will battle for you.</i> Sirach 4:11-19, 28) Just like mountains grow with time so to does humankind if they accord the wisdom attained through prayer and meditation her proper place in their lives, God will grant them many blessings and inspire humankind to become steadier and more stable. In turn this ulitmately leads to erosion, regeneration, and change for the better because, through prayer and meditation humankind acquires the wisdom that leads ultimately to truth and the betterment of humankind. May the Peace of the Lord be with you and the Magdalene community. Nathan Reverend Dr. Adam, your response reminded me of a passage from the Book of Sirach

Wisdom instructs her children and admonishes those who seek her. He who loves her loves life; those who seek her out win her favor. He who holds her fast inherits glory; wherever he dwells, the LORD bestows blessings. Those who serve her serve the Holy One; those who love her the LORD loves. He who obeys her judges nations; he who harkens to her dwells in her inmost chambers. If one trusts her he will possess her; his descendants too will inherit her. She walks with him as a stranger, and at first she puts him to the test; Fear and dread she brings upon him and tries him with her discipline; With her precepts she puts him to the proof, until his heart is fully with her. Then she comes back to bring him happiness and reveal her secrets to him. But, if he fails her, she will abandon him and deliver him into the hands of the despoilers . . . . Even to the death fight for truth, and the LORD your God will battle for you. Sirach 4:11-19, 28)

Just like mountains grow with time so to does humankind if they accord the wisdom attained through prayer and meditation her proper place in their lives, God will grant them many blessings and inspire humankind to become steadier and more stable.

In turn this ulitmately leads to erosion, regeneration, and change for the better because, through prayer and meditation humankind acquires the wisdom that leads ultimately to truth and the betterment of humankind.

May the Peace of the Lord be with you and the Magdalene community.

Nathan

]]> by: Betty http://magdalenemystique.com/2007/10/20/what-does-it-mean-to-meditate-like-a-mountain/#comment-4894 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:16:05 +0000 http://magdalenemystique.com/2007/10/20/what-does-it-mean-to-meditate-like-a-mountain/#comment-4894 thank you Nathan, for your response. I have started thinking about your idea of erosion and regeneration, which is very apt. Even as we are wearing away, we are building up and changing the face of the earth. Before you mentioned that, I was thinking about the mountain in a different way --- in its grandeur and majesty and stability. Somehow identifying with a mountain brings a sense of stability to my consciousness - that we too can incarnate a steadiness and a peace and a calm, perhaps even what the saints called equanimity. There is a certain strength that I derive from identifying with a mountain and think of meditating like a mountain. Betty thank you Nathan, for your response. I have started thinking about your idea of erosion and regeneration, which is very apt. Even as we are wearing away, we are building up and changing the face of the earth.

Before you mentioned that, I was thinking about the mountain in a different way — in its grandeur and majesty and stability. Somehow identifying with a mountain brings a sense of stability to my consciousness - that we too can incarnate a steadiness and a peace and a calm, perhaps even what the saints called equanimity. There is a certain strength that I derive from identifying with a mountain and think of meditating like a mountain. Betty

]]> by: Nathan http://magdalenemystique.com/2007/10/20/what-does-it-mean-to-meditate-like-a-mountain/#comment-4876 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:22:07 +0000 http://magdalenemystique.com/2007/10/20/what-does-it-mean-to-meditate-like-a-mountain/#comment-4876 There is a saying by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr, that says that <i>the mind once stretched by new a idea never regains its original proportions.</i> The same idea I believe holds true for the heart and spirit as well. The only forms of meditation and prayer that have a long lasting and profound impact on the spirit of an individual are forms that have been constructed slowly and with due deliberation over a long period of time Additionally, The metaphor of the mountain is apt because, just as the mounntain erodes over time so to can the iondividual however, in both cases this erosion ultimately leads to regeneration, renewal, and restoration of the earth because, the natural processes keep the mountains and the earth from which the mountains burst forth vibrant The metaphor serves to remind people to be mindful of their meditative and prayer practices ao that may engage in a process of spiritual renewal and rebirth through the continuous refinement of their spiritual practices. There is a saying by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr, that says that the mind once stretched by new a idea never regains its original proportions. The same idea I believe holds true for the heart and spirit as well.

The only forms of meditation and prayer that have a long lasting and profound impact on the spirit of an individual are forms that have been constructed slowly and with due deliberation over a long period of time

Additionally, The metaphor of the mountain is apt because, just as the mounntain erodes over time so to can the iondividual however, in both cases this erosion ultimately leads to regeneration, renewal, and restoration of the earth because, the natural processes keep the mountains and the earth from which the mountains burst forth vibrant

The metaphor serves to remind people to be mindful of their meditative and prayer practices ao that may engage in a process of spiritual renewal and rebirth through the continuous refinement of their spiritual practices.

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