The Heart of Contemplation

Adyashanti begins this diverse talk about what it takes to access the deep well of creativity and wisdom that contemplation can evoke. He follows with emails and dialogues about unfolding our unique expression, letting go of the attachment to the void, discovering the urge to really be here, connecting with higher intelligence through prayer, consenting to life on its own terms, and being the redeeming presence for the totality of our human experience.

Topics Include:

• Abiding with Your Object of Contemplation
• The Paradox of the Universal and the Particular
• The Comfort of the Void
• Making Prayer Known to the Universe
• The Deeper Turn of Maturity
• The Re-embrace of Relative Existence
• An Uncaused Love
• Being Awake While in Deep Sleep
• Sexuality and Purity
• The Desire to Feel Safe

Quotes from this Download:

“Contemplation requires a kind of clarity. You’re accessing a different part of your humanity, and a different part of your brain.”

“We are all ultimately one, and we are all unique expressions of the Infinite. The uniqueness and diversity is just as amazing as the universal quality.”

“When you let go of life as you’ve known it, you enter the void. But when you let go into life, it’s a re-embrace of the world of form.”

“The spiritual heart is what fills the emptiness with radiance and allows us to see this life as it really is, truly not other than God.”

Recorded on April 10, 2013.
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