When we fall utterly, something gathers us up. But our falling must be without reservation, without expectation, without hope, though not hopeless. You cant plan that kind of falling. When you abandon yourself utterly to life, the river will flow, and the log jam will free. Impossible is another word for grace. Who wouldve thought it, life takes another turn, and you are gathered up into a whole different way of seeing and being.
Roger HousdenTime and the timeless dimension co-exist here, now in this very moment that we're living, this very moment that we're speaking.
Roger HousdenWe live in an age of knowledge, with the great god Google, that we can refer to at any time on any subject.
Roger HousdenWhen the heart opens, we forget ourselves and the world pours in: this world, and also the invisible world of meaning that sustains everything that was and ever shall be.
Roger HousdenWhen we turn our gaze to the inside, it becomes difficult to locate this familiar sense of self. To overcome that fear we need to feel special in some way.
Roger HousdenThe everyday, familiar sense of self who lives in time, and that dimension which we've called presence, that is always here, that is still and quiet.
Roger HousdenThe great French Impressionist painter Renoir, right at the end of his very long life, said to a friend, "I am just now learning to paint." Renoir carried his gift with a humility which realized how much he still had to learn. Anyone who goes deeply into a field in life and realizes this, gains a sense of proportion that can only make you humble.
Roger Housden