Yoga of Jesus spirituality is mostly mystical and
personal but the sense of community is never far away.
Community
It is because of community that we grow.
The eye is the window to the soul, teaches the
Lord. It is through the eyes of other people that we see ourselves as
if in a mirror. It is in the eyes of other people that we see the
divine essence. Through the eyes of community we see our hearts and
human tendencies--good and bad. It is in service to community that we serve
the Divine within and without.
Mysticism
One working definition of mysticism is that it is
the 'immediate and direct experience of the presence of God'.
The Way of the Saviour is to cultivate this
meditative state where we are more and more conscious of the presence of God
in all. In the mystical state we read and experience deeper meanings in
everything in and around us. We learn to experience life not only with
the faculties of mind but also with spirit.
Sacred Sensuality
Human sensuality is neither to be denied or
extinguished. Our senses are the tools through which we experience
life in the human body. We are incarnated in human bodies because
we need to experience existence through human senses.
We need to learn, however, to enhance the senses
and to experience all we can, and to make of those experiences mystical
moments of learning. We, the spirit, senses with five bodily senses
and with the soul sense, (which is mind). We (spirit) can experience
this life and derive meaning from it only through the senses.
To be a fully developed sensual being is essential
for spiritual growth and harmony.
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