Good morning! Welcome to the DKos Sangha weekly open thread.
This is an open thread for members of the DKos Sangha and others who are interested in discussions concerning how we integrate our progressive political activism into our spiritual practice. If you have observations about the political discourse of the week, or about practice, or about anything else related to walking a spiritual path through the political world, if you wish to share, or if you seek support, or if you simply want to say hello, please do; this space is for you.
If you would like to write a diary for the DKos Sangha, please let me know.
If you care nothing for spiritual practice and only wish to denigrate and disparage, please do so elsewhere, and respect that this is a community diary for the DKos Sangha.
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Sometimes you find the answer where, and when, you least expect it. Sometimes the universe pulls the rug out from under your feet, makes you miss your turn and gets you lost on a dark road in a rainstorm; but then, in the full acceptance of wherever you are, an answer.
Perhaps not an answer in words or thoughts; more an answer as in a clarity of being. Like a calm lake on a sunny morning after a stormy night. An abiding inner peacefulness and stillness that is always there, no matter the storms that the universe may visit upon us.
This peace comes with practice, a steadfast dedication to knowing the truth of our being. And the further we move along the path, the deeper this abiding peace becomes.
It is said that once we hear the inner call of the truth and enter upon the path, that it will never let us go. But we can get sidetracked, distracted; we might find a comfortable place along the path and hang out there for a while, or we might venture off in the wrong direction altogether, until we hear the call again.
As we move deeper into the stillness, as our day to day moment to moment experience becomes more enveloped within it, there grows a trusting in the path, a trusting that our feet know the way; that regardless of how strong the storm, or how disoriented our bearings, the truth of who we are is always right here, with every step, in every breath.
And then suddenly, the clouds part, the wind calms, and there, in the stillness, the answer.
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Namaste
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You are welcome to join us each week in our Monday night group meditation here at DKos Sangha. This online group meditation is hosted by Ooooh, and the diary is posted at 7:00 Eastern. So that we are able to be together for as many here at Daily Kos as wish to participate, the meditation period runs from 7:30 to 10:00 Eastern. This group sitting is open to beginners and advanced, and is not restricted to any particular traditions or practices. It is not expected that you sit for the entire period; sit for as long as you like, when you like. The idea is that we are here together; supporting each other, holding space for each other.
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Enjoy your day!
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