I found what you wrote here deeply inspiring, Matt - “A Church With No Walls”—the sacred moment that’s possible anywhere, and available to everyone."
I had a similar experience a couple of weeks ago, standing at my bathroom mirror, fixing my hair. Suddenly a whiff of the perfume of hyacinths in a pot on the counter came to me. Immediately my mind was quieted and I entered into a deeper state of peace within myself. Amazed, I paid attention to this "communication" from the flowers, totally touched in the moment by the gift that had been given and I felt a joy that lasted for a couple of hours.
Since then I've been looking for this quiet space in other ways. I realized it takes place in the hushed moment I experience when I am regarding a beautiful painting, or when I focus for a time on any plant and am able to take in its full, head on essence, and also in music, where I can feel so deeply into that quiet space.
I loved the way you put this: "How can we grow our capacity to understand and speak this language? How can this help us to experience deeper connections with each other and bridge differences in this time?"
I'm so grateful for this timely article. I would like to find ways to sustain that experience of sacredness, to see if it's possible to live longer moments in a world of deeper meaning and connections and share that with others.
I, too, was touched by Freddy's music, thank you, Matt for bringing it to us.
I found what you wrote here deeply inspiring, Matt - “A Church With No Walls”—the sacred moment that’s possible anywhere, and available to everyone."
I had a similar experience a couple of weeks ago, standing at my bathroom mirror, fixing my hair. Suddenly a whiff of the perfume of hyacinths in a pot on the counter came to me. Immediately my mind was quieted and I entered into a deeper state of peace within myself. Amazed, I paid attention to this "communication" from the flowers, totally touched in the moment by the gift that had been given and I felt a joy that lasted for a couple of hours.
Since then I've been looking for this quiet space in other ways. I realized it takes place in the hushed moment I experience when I am regarding a beautiful painting, or when I focus for a time on any plant and am able to take in its full, head on essence, and also in music, where I can feel so deeply into that quiet space.
I loved the way you put this: "How can we grow our capacity to understand and speak this language? How can this help us to experience deeper connections with each other and bridge differences in this time?"
I'm so grateful for this timely article. I would like to find ways to sustain that experience of sacredness, to see if it's possible to live longer moments in a world of deeper meaning and connections and share that with others.
I, too, was touched by Freddy's music, thank you, Matt for bringing it to us.