The Witness Within #85 Monastery
May 25, 2021
Explore the concept of living a monastic life while fully engaged in the world. Discover how the monastery exists within each person, encouraging mindful actions. Delve into the idea that physical pilgrimages don't alter our inner selves. Hear reflections on seeing potential in others, and the importance of compassion. Learn to create an inner sanctuary through non-attachment. Embrace the notion that holiness comes from purification and connection to the divine, urging listeners to continuously seek union with God.
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Carry A Monastery Inside You
- Create an inner monastery by living with monastic discipline while remaining in the world.
- Carry that inner cloister in your body and actions so others can see a life of non-attachment.
Pilgrimage Revealed Inner Consistency
- On pilgrimage Musa realized he brought the same inner baggage halfway around the world.
- He emphasizes that wherever we go, we go with ourselves and our inner reality doesn't change by moving places.
You Contain The Universe's Axis
- Each person contains a core point connected to universal reality that everything revolves around.
- Negating the worldly, atom-based self brings us closer to that atomless center within creation.