The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Don’t go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want.
Don’t go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the doorsill
Where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and open.
Don’t go back to sleep.
-Rumi
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Jamie Alm’s reflection on contemplative presence and family life. How do I live as a monk in the world? How do I
Dearest dancing monks, artists, and pilgrims, Tomorrow Simon de Voil and I are leading our final contemplative prayer service of the season before we take a break until the fall. Our theme is Creative Joy which is the 8th principle of our Monk Manifesto: I commit to
Note: Click CC to turn closed captions on or off. Thank you for celebrating the release of our sixth prayer cycle Cultivating Seeds of Liberation and the start of the Abbey’s 20th year! We had a beautiful time gathering in community for prayer, contemplation, story, and song.
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I am not sure of the song Suz, if you find out let me know. :-)
There is a group that sings this in a very hushed tone…does anyone know who it could be? I have forgotten.
I especially love “the breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.” I believe it to be true. That is when I am blessed with my most interesting insights.
“you must ask for what you really want.” so hard and so true! xo