Awakening 2, John Main, Meditatio Talks 2014 D
St Paul speaks of knowledge. And what our contemporaries are seeking for, so it seems to me, is this knowledge that gives meaning to everything that we are; to our whole life. Here is where we must be very modest as we consider our own relationship to this search. As St Paul pointed out to the early Christians, we must pursue this search seriously; something we have to be deeply serious about – not solemn, but serious. And that seriousness will make us ready, each one of us, for the discipline involved. This is the need that every one of us has, that the church has, that the world has. It is a need for discipline, day by day faithfulness to the pilgrimage. If we are going to set out on the path of prayer, then we must be faithful in encountering our Lord. Our discovery of his power and his love at work in our heart must be first in our life.
From A Guide to Walking Meditation by Thích Nhất Hạnh
“I have arrived in the here and the now, where life is available. ‘I have arrived’ means I don’t want to run anymore. I have run all my life; now, I decide to live my life properly. So every step brings me home to the here and the now, so that I can touch life deeply.”
