COME HOME TO YOUR SOUL
Awaken! If not now, when?
It is to be conscious of the spirit that makes one spiritual.
(Hazrat Inayat Khan)
How many of us can honestly say that our everyday life supports becoming conscious of sprit, conscious of our soul? For most of us, to embody and bring our eternal formless dimension into the world is the most challenging aspect of our spiritual life. The force of the world ego, the magnitude of problems we are faced with, the weight of world suffering can be overwhelming. We lose touch with our soul; that in us which is one with the One.
Our daily practice can only do so much. To deepen our capacity to be awake and present moment to moment, and to crack open the mostly unnoticeable protective shell around our hearts, we need time and open space, without pressure, to as Rumi says “amble about like an untied camel”.
In releasing the stress of deadlines, the pressure to perform our roles, the strain of producing something or getting somewhere- our soul, untethered, can at last discover its own nature: vast, spacious, free, and luminous, always right here but obscured and veiled by our body tension, restless mind and unsatisfied heart.
Come to the mystic, and sit when you are tired of all other remedies that you have employed in vain; come and take a glass of wine with her.
The mystic wine is the inner absorption, which removes all the worries and anxieties and troubles and cares of the physical and mental plane.
It is the mystic who is at rest. It is she who teaches the way to attain that peace and happiness which are the original heritage of our soul.
Currently there is a precious opportunity to take an 11 day retreat with Taj. See below for details.
The upcoming 11 day retreat September 16-26th at the Pecos Monastery in New Mexico currently has two openings. To register and for further information contact Nur Azima at bcazima@aol.com
Taj’s 6 day retreat November 19-24th at Santa Sabina Center in San Rafael, CA has a short waiting list. The theme for this retreat is
THE BELOVED.
For further information write to tajretreats@sonic.net
What retreatants are saying about retreats with Taj:
This Retreat focusing on connecting to your Soul and deep inner self is phenomenal. It is a unique way and process, with Taj’s skills bringing out the inner light and revealing the depth of the soul in each person. SJ
This retreat offered new insights into the inner wisdom of the soul’s unfoldment in light of the divine ideal and one’s personal journey. GH