Meditation Practice

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XII. Finding God In All Things (This is a recapitulation of most of the previous

exercises)

 

Do any of the awareness exercises that have preceded. Take your body sensation,

for instance, as the focus of your attention.... Observe not only the sensations

that yield themselves readily to your awareness, the grosser sensations but also

the subtler ones.... If possible, do not give the sensations any names (burning,

numbness, pricking, itching, cold.... ). Just feel the sensations without

putting a label on to them....

 

Do the same with sounds.... Capture as many of them as possible.... Do not try

to identify the source of the sounds. Listen to the sounds without putting a

label on to them.

 

As you proceed with this exercise you will notice a great peacefulness coming

upon you, a deep silence.... Now become aware, briefly, of this peacefulness and

silence......

 

Feel how good it is to be here now. To have nothing to do. To just be. Be.

 

For those who are more devotionally inclined. Do the previous exercise until you

sense the peacefulness that comes with it....

 

Become aware, for a brief while, of that peacefulness and silence....

 

Now express yourself to God non-verbally. Imagine that you are dumb and you can

only communicate with your eyes and your breathing. Say to the Lord,

non-verbally, " Lord, it is good to be here with you. " Or, do not communicate

with the Lord at all. Just rest in His presence.

 

Also, for the devotionally inclined, a rudimentary exercise in finding God in

all things.

 

Return to the world of the senses.... Become as keenly aware as possible of the

air you breathe.... of the sounds around you.... of the sensations you feel in

your body.... Sense God in the air, the sounds, the sensations. Rest in this

whole world of the senses. Rest in God.... Surrender to this whole world of the

senses (sounds, tactile sensations, colours....) ......

 

....... Surrender to God ......

 

to be continued...