They sensed that it was possible to experience a more expansive and intense state of being in which the world became sacred and spiritual again. In monotheistic spiritual traditions, the mystic gives up their own personal will so that they can live through God — or so that God can live through them. It contains a great deal of precious wisdom, expressed in the straightforward, clear, and down-to-earth language that Steve Taylor is so good at. In other forms of Buddhism, wakefulness is described more directly. Or when you get into your car, after you close the door, pause for a few seconds and observe the flow of your breath.
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