Author: Miranda Macpherson

There is a zen saying that “Enlightenment is a divine accident, but spiritual practice makes one more accident prone.” It reflects beautifully the synergistic dance between grace and personal effort

The 14th Century Sufi poet Hafiz posed the following question: “What’s the difference between your experience of existence and that of a saint? The saint knows that the spiritual path

It is important to view our defenses from a compassionate lens, because we all develop them for a good reason. Our survival instinct forms defenses from the moment we first experienced ourselves separate from the infinity of pure being.

There is a zen saying that “Enlightenment is a divine accident, but spiritual practice makes one more accident prone.” It reflects beautifully the synergistic dance between grace and personal effort

So much of the spiritual path is about acceptance – learning to embrace everything. This is not the same as being passive or resigned. It is not a dismissive ‘oh

Simply do this: Be still, and lay aside all thoughts of what you are and what God is; all concepts you have learned about the world; all images you hold