"Sound, smell, taste, image, touch, sleep.
Can you think without clinging to these forms?
A thought without shape is rare,
Knowledge of Tao rarer still."
To me this is the ultimate challenge: Being in the world but not of it, concerned with things of the spirit rather than things of the flesh. God calls each of us to a deeper and fuller reality than any of our senses can perceive, beyond anything our minds can conceive of. What else could He do but wish us peace as we strive, and grant us small joys in the midst of daily struggle? It's a grace to feel His love for me; it's a gift in itself to ask for something and await it with confidence. I am growing in my willingness and tenacity to do it all.
Can you think without clinging to these forms?
A thought without shape is rare,
Knowledge of Tao rarer still."
To me this is the ultimate challenge: Being in the world but not of it, concerned with things of the spirit rather than things of the flesh. God calls each of us to a deeper and fuller reality than any of our senses can perceive, beyond anything our minds can conceive of. What else could He do but wish us peace as we strive, and grant us small joys in the midst of daily struggle? It's a grace to feel His love for me; it's a gift in itself to ask for something and await it with confidence. I am growing in my willingness and tenacity to do it all.
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