Hidden Reality

We may imagine mysticism or contemplation to be the privilege of monks and mystics, saints and prophets, and of the cloistered, but we are all made for contemplation. It is the secret longing of our being. And, because this is so, each and every person contains the seed consciousness and the archetypical reality of its hidden ways. It is in the silent and subtle aspect of our self that a mystical path was imprinted. It is in the wilderness of our heart that we discover a reality beyond every religious form.

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The Monk Within: Embracing a Sacred Way of Life
Beverly Lanzetta