The experience that is beyond words

I think the way back, the way forward, it’s the same thing. It’s really to recover the experience that is beyond the words, beyond the stories, beyond the symbols, beyond the ceremonies, beyond the ritual, beyond the dance, beyond all the different ways in which myth, great stories can be communicated and shared. It’s in contemplation that resets us and awakens us again to the meaning and especially to the hope.

 ( Sources of Wisdom by Laurence Freeman OSB )