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“One of the prime injunctions in the spirituality of the desert fathers is “be watchful,” be attentive. The advice is so central to the mystical teachings of the desert and so easily overlooked that it deserves careful consideration. Saint Hesychius of Sinai says of attention that it is a spiritual method that, if diligently practiced over a long period of time, does three things: completely frees us from the bondage of ourselves, leads us to an intimate experience of the inapprehensible, and helps us to penetrate the divine and hidden mysteries. The work of “being watchful” progresses slowly but surely through four stage, according to Saint Hesychius. Fidelity to the practice of attention produces inner stability, which in turn effects a natural intensification of attentiveness. Intensification of attentiveness in due measure yields contemplative insight, which in turn opens out into a condition in which a person, free from all images, enjoys complete serenity. Attention draws to consciousness an authentic, mysterious wholeness, and original innocence that is the human yearning expressed by the Garden of Eden myth. It is a reunion with the source and substance of one’s being, a reunion that transforms human consciousness.”

Gregory Mayers “Listen to the Desert”

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Listen to the Desert “In times of personal crisis our attention is caught up in private inner turmoil and in the urgency to find a resolution to the confusion or and escape from it. Rather than be hostage to your anguish, be attentive to the process as it is happening. Be attentive to the shame and fear, the emptiness and despondency, with which the ego greets the dawning wholeness. Take the middle course during the stormy period of transformation. Don’t tamper with it. Let it happen. Let go. Gregory Mayers "Listen to the Desert” “One of the prime injunctions in the spirituality of the desert fathers is "be watchful," be attentive. The advice is so central to the mystical teachings of the desert and so easily overlooked that it deserves careful consideration. Saint Hesychius of Sinai says of attention that it is a spiritual method that, if diligently practiced over a long period of time, does three things: completely frees us from the bondage of ourselves, leads us to an intimate experience of the inapprehensible, and helps us to penetrate the divine and hidden mysteries. The work of "being watchful" progresses slowly but surely through four stage, according to Saint Hesychius. Fidelity to the practice of attention produces inner stability, which in turn effects a natural intensification of attentiveness. Intensification of attentiveness in due measure yields contemplative insight, which in turn opens out into a condition in which a person, free from all images, enjoys complete serenity. Attention draws to consciousness an authentic, mysterious wholeness, and original innocence that is the human yearning expressed by the Garden of Eden myth. It is a reunion with the source and substance of one’s being, a reunion that transforms human consciousness.” Gregory Mayers “Listen to the Desert”

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New Voices in the Conversation Part 2: Multiple Belonging (Hybrid Spirituality)

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Listen to the Desert

"In times of personal crisis our attention is caught up in private inner turmoil and in the urgency to find a resolution to the confusion or and escape from it.  Rather than be hostage to your anguish,  be attentive to the process as it is happening.  Be attentive to the shame and fear,  the emptiness and despondency,  with which the ego greets the dawning wholeness.  Take the middle course during the stormy period of transformation.  Don't tamper with it.  Let it happen.  Let go. Gregory Mayers  "Listen to the Desert" "One of the prime injunctions in the spirituality of the desert fathers is "be watchful,"  be attentive.  The advice is so central to the mystical teachings of the desert and so easily overlooked that it deserves careful consideration. Saint Hesychius of Sinai says of attention that it is a spiritual method that,  if diligently practiced over a long period of time,  does three things:  completely frees us from the bondage of ourselves,  leads us to an intimate experience of the inapprehensible,  and helps us to penetrate the divine and hidden mysteries.  The work of "being watchful"  progresses slowly but surely through four stage,  according to Saint Hesychius. 

Fidelity to the practice of attention  produces inner stability,  which in turn effects a natural intensification of attentiveness.  Intensification of attentiveness in due measure yields contemplative insight,  which in turn opens out into a condition in which a person,  free from all images, enjoys complete serenity.  Attention draws to consciousness an authentic,  mysterious wholeness,  and original innocence that is the human yearning expressed by the Garden of Eden myth.  It is a reunion with the source and substance of one's being,  a reunion that transforms human consciousness." Gregory Mayers  "Listen to the Desert"