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Is the author suggesting that we need to go back to all being sheep, not questioning what we feel in our own hearts to be truth? Our own personal truth which we find through spiritual exploration and deep inner listening. Then why is organized religion undergoing a shakeup? Because we no longer want to be submissive followers but assume personal leadership for what we in our hearts believe to be Truth. And yes, there is that smorgasbord stage until we find what resonates best within. Listening to our inner heart is not always a linear journey

Such profound guidance. As Lao Tzu wrote: Do you have the patience to wait till your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving till the right action arises by itself?”. I am personally going through a period of pausing as I face a closed door and the new direction it is pointing me to. I have found regular meditation to be helpful in being with the uncertainty, the discomfort and the lack of clarity at this point in my life. To just be. I am learning to listen to my heart instead of being reactive, going into a panic. Meditation has really helped!!!!

Letting go of the Selves- the mystery that bookends life. The before birth and the after death. It is indeed a mystery

Sometimes holding the space comes spontaneously. But there are times when it is a conscious effort to be compassionate . I physically and mentally stop whatever I am doing and thinking. Sometimes I imagine taking off a heavy coat and hat, and dropping bags I am carrying, to put myself in that space. I make a mental commitment to be completely ‘there’ with the person and to put my self aside for a while. . It may be 2 minutes or 15 minutes.