Wednesday, October 31, 2007

My Vows



I've taken my vows into the Order of Esclarmonde. On September 19th I read them to my wife and have endeavored to practice the rule everyday.

For me this has been one of the grandest adventures of my life and in some sense dangerous; self discovery can always be a little unnerving.

A lot has happened in the last month since I joined the order as far as non-ordinary experiences go. I'm mostly in processing mode, trying to grok or make sense of my understanding of the world. It's amazing how something experienced in five seconds can change the way one looks at reality.

Another thing that is extraordinary is the fact that meditation really works. I mean it works like a freakin recipe book. The results are unpredictable and always unexpected, but the way one sees the world always is subject to change.

I don't consider myself wise by any stretch of the imagination but a movement towards wisdom is the light I follow.