"Before we can enter the mystical life, the habit of continuously thinking and talking must be transformed into the habit of continuously listening."
Perfectly timed for the New Year, this chapter brings us back to the practice of meditation. What might be the difficulties we encounter as we sit in meditation or try to establish a “way” of meditation? Joel writes, “Meditation is a conscious experience,” and also he recognizes: “Meditation is a difficult art to master.” He movingly describes his own experience sitting with only his conviction that if he could touch God, it would take hold of his life. After eight months he had one second of realization. His actual experience is our living inspiration. This chapter will be one to revisit throughout the year and beyond.
"Gradually we go deeper and deeper until we find ourselves centered in God. We are not thinking any more: thoughts are being thought for us, ideas are being crystallized through us, impartations of the Soul become apparent to our awareness."
