On the spiritual path, the personal is not an obstacle. It is the way.

Hello, wonderful Open Heart Project. I hope you are finding joy and ease as much as possible.

Before today’s sit, I continue the conversation begun two weeks ago to discuss how we view meditation in the OHP. (It’s different from most views!) The first point was We Engage in Daily Ritual. The second was We Live as Mystics (Hiding in Plain Sight). And today, I share some thoughts about what many spiritual traditions frown upon: your personal likes and dislikes. Most often, such things are dismissed as “ego” (whatever that is), something to be got rid of. I feel the opposite. Who you are, what you love, what makes you crazy—these things are stepping stones along the way. Trying to ignore them does not work. Instead, we could embrace ourselves exactly as we are. This turns out to be an expedient move on the way to happiness and compassion.

Please have a listen and let me know what you think.

With love,
Susan

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