Longing for the Beloved
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| Fran Angelico Fresco cycle in the Dominican convent of San Marco in Florence scene: mockery of Christ detail: Maria mourners |
There is a longing that burns at the root of spiritual practice. This is the fire that fuels your journey. The romantic suffering you pretend to have grown out of, that remains coiled like a serpent beneath the veneer of maturity. You have studied the sacred texts. You know that separation from your divine source is an illusion. You subscribe to the philosophy that there is nowhere to go and nothing to attain, because you are already there and you already possess it.
But what about this yearning?
―Mirabai Starr: LONGING FOR THE BELOVED: Teresa of Avila—and grief—teach a mighty lesson from PARABOLA's fall issue, "Power."
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