Prologue to the Rule (paragraph 7)
We must, therefore, prepare our hearts and bodies to serve him under the guidance of holy obedience.
(From para. 7 of the Prologue to Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry OSB, 1997.)
As I understand it, meditation is the most incarnational form of prayer there is. In my heart, "the organ of love" as John Main calls it, all the parts of myself are harmonized and unified in the simple experience of being in the presence of Christ. Silence of the mind, stillness of the body, loving fidelity to the mantra -- the practice to which I strive to be obedient -- will gradually gather together my fragmented experience, and make me whole.
(From para. 7 of the Prologue to Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry OSB, 1997.)
As I understand it, meditation is the most incarnational form of prayer there is. In my heart, "the organ of love" as John Main calls it, all the parts of myself are harmonized and unified in the simple experience of being in the presence of Christ. Silence of the mind, stillness of the body, loving fidelity to the mantra -- the practice to which I strive to be obedient -- will gradually gather together my fragmented experience, and make me whole.
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