When Silent Meeting goes WRONG
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- We've all been there. You come with great intentions and spiritual fervour and then...the dreaded car alarm goes off... you forget to go to the toilet... In this episode, we look at what make Meeting for Worship difficult, and whether we can use these things to help us on our spiritual journey.
Books mentioned:
bookshop.quaker.org.uk/Testam... - Testament to Devotion by Thomas Kelly
bookshop.quaker.org.uk/Quaker... - Practical Mystics by Jennifer Cavanagh
bookshop.quaker.org.uk/Quaker... - A Simple Faith in a Complicated World by Kate McNally
So glad I found this channel. Thanks.
[Favorite moment: Seeing that floofy cat cradled in your arms as you speak! 🥰😍]
I am not a Friend, but I am a friend. I have a passing familiarity with Buddhist/Zen group meditation. People gather in silence, enter the meditation space in silence, take no notice of others, remain focused on getting seated, and go from there. Know also that others are not taking any notice of you. Any intrusion on the silence such as a cell phone going off or a noisy vehicle outside would hardly be noticed due to the transient nature of such disturbances. No talking is ever allowed except in emergency. I think my experience with Quaker meetings will be similar, except for occasional inspirational talking. Thank you for all your work with Quake It Up.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts about when silent worship doesn't go as planned. I see "unsuccessful" silent worship as an extemporaneous lesson in patience, understanding, perseverance, and concentration. This makes the attendance worthwhile and meaningful regardless, even when it was not initially as desired or anticipated.
The first time i attended a Meeting i almost fell asleep twice. The second Meeting i had a strong calling to speak, but i felt nervous, overly conscious about 'being the new person' and i didn't say anything. It takes a while to settle and become comfortable in the time without feeling like something should be happening, especially for new people. But once everything starts flowing the power of silence can say everything.
We Catholics offer it up. It helps