Chapter 5: Monastic obedience (paragraphs 1-3)

The first step on the way to humility is to obey an order without delaying for a moment. That is a response which comes easily to those who hold nothing dearer than Christ himself. (From para. 1 of Ch. 3 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)

"Obeying an order" -- that could mean, for me, acting in an appropriate and loving way to what is real in the moment, and not acting in a way that is just a reflection of myself. The practice of the mantra is a way  to see and respond to life by the light that shines in my heart.