“It’s called the STEP ASIDE prayer – step aside and get out of the way!”

“Inner truth is only glimpsed by disconnecting the mechanism of interpretation. If we can withdraw the activities of the senses and isolate that part of the mind responsible for filtering sensory input, then we can temporarily shut off the ongoing process of interaction with the outside world. We will then be in a neutral place that is wholly turned inward. We are left with an absolute state, entirely without distinction or relativity. This is called nothingness, and it is the truth underlying all things.”

Adapted from 365 Tao

“For discovering one’s true inner nature, I think one should try to take out some time, with quiet and relaxation, to think more inwardly and to investigate the inner world. The exercise of reflection can help. When one is very much involved in hatred or attachment, if there is time or possibility during that very moment, just try to look inward and ask: “What is attachment? What is the nature of anger?””

Adapted from The Path to Tranquility

“I honor those who try to rid themselves of any lying, who empty the self and have only clear being there.”

Adapted from A Year with Rumi

Meditation for the Day The lifeline, the line of rescue, is the line from the soul to God. On one end of the lifeline is our faith and on the other end is God's power. It can be a strong line and no soul can be overwhelmed who is linked to God by it. I will trust in this lifeline and never be afraid. God will save me from doing wrong and from the cares and troubles of life. I will look to God for help and trust Him for aid when I am emotionally upset. Prayer for the Day I pray that no lack of trust or fearfulness will make me disloyal to God. I pray that I may keep a strong hold on the lifeline of faith.

Adapted from Twenty-Four Hours a Day© 1975, Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved.