“Where would I flee from Your Presence” (Psalms 139:7).
From a man who discovered that the realization of God’s Presence begins with recognizing God:
For a long time, I had a long list of rituals that I believed I had to do before I could make contact with God. I thought I had to get up at a certain time in the morning, take a cold shower, do a certain number of yoga postures and breathing exercises, perform certain preparations for meditation, and then (I believed) I could go within and experience my inner peace. And it worked. I grew tremendously from this practice — but there was a flaw in the way I was doing it. My mistake was that if I was occasionally unable to perform my rituals, I would feel frustrated and unfulfilled. I felt as if I was not prepared for the day, as if I had missed something. I had the preconceived notion that my happiness depended on these exercises,…
To view this resource, log in or sign up for a subscription plan
