The meditator also follows the basic laws of our own nature, and we need to respect and of course understand the particular laws that operate within the spiritual dimension. The meditator follows, like the gardener, the basic laws of his or her own nature, and respects and understands the particular realities of the spiritual dimension. And the only way that we can do that is by giving the time necessary for contemplative practice. Maybe in the past, when life was less busy and less distracted and less saturated by media, social media, maybe in previous societies more agricultural, more traditional, more quiet, there were contemplative moments or periods of the day in which people could feel connected again to their own spiritual dimension, to their own inner world. But that is very rare today, because we have effectively blanketed the whole of life in a continuous saturation of noise and activity. So when children or adults for that matter, are given the opportunity to rediscover this inner world, of course children especially recognise it and love it, and adults usually know that this is something that they want to pursue.
( Breakthrough by Laurence Freeman OSB )
