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Mary Kay Wall's avatar

This is a stunningly beautiful essay! I felt your inner transformation and joy. You explain the commonality of meditative practices across religions better than any other read/spoken descriptions I’ve known before. And your writing is sheer poetry. So many magnificent, memorable lines! Enjoying this series. Thank you!

Culture Explorer's avatar

Happy to hear that. I am glad you enjoyed the article and this series. Really appreciate the compliment.

Jordan Elings's avatar

Intriguing, enlightening, and unexpectedly relaxing.

XXX's avatar

The unseen source has always been yearned for and explored. The seen universe is too fragmented, chaotic and unsure.

Culture Explorer's avatar

Yes, the yearning should never go away. If it does, something is missing.

Georgina Galanis's avatar

Here you are sharing expressive words to define the ecstatic experience of touching the divine - the sacred place we go to excavate and renew deep truth. Amongst the chaos and illusion of modern day “communing“ in isolative meditation or collective prayer, this search brings us to a kind of inner peace and oneness. What the world needs most….