Meditation/Contemplative Prayer
The personal process of opening to our essence occurs through quieting and focusing the mind, a key practice which ultimately reveals the mind's sky-like quality and the subtlest realms of intuitive and spiritual awareness that lie within us all. Known in the world's sacred traditions as meditation, contemplation, or prayer, this practice helps to integrate our love for life with a calm acceptance of what is. In this way, our presence alone reminds others of their own inner peace and strength, especially those who have become lost in the storms of physical and emotional suffering. It is from this perspective that Awakening seeks to teach and apply this perennial wisdom in order to reduce the confusion and pain so often tied up with living and dying.