"Make your meditation a continuous state of mind. A great worship is going on all the time, so nothing should be neglected or excluded from your constant meditative awareness."

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Great Swan by Lex Hixon

This can be the work of the Spirit, helping us to see the presence of God everywhere, and empowering us to heal what appears to be broken, or simply to be silent, as if before a great mystery.

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