How
Paths to Enlightenment Came Into Being:
Many years ago I moved
to a new town. I felt uprooted and adrift, unsure of what
to do with my life, so I asked for help. I didn’t
know who I was asking or what kind of assistance I sought,
I just asked. That morning, as my regular meditation was
drawing to a close, an image flashed into my mind –
a field of corn. Although it lasted for only a second
the image seemed significant, loaded with meaning –
I was searching for a way through the cornfield but couldn’t
find a route until I took a small step. Although I’d
hardly moved, my new position revealed that the crops
had been sown in furrows each providing a path through
the field. This image seemed a definite response to my
predicament and an invitation to look at my circumstances
from a different perspective. The following day I received
another image and the day after another; I set about translating
them into words until I had a small collection of stories,
each with a distinct message. These stories had a profound
and increasing effect on my life throughout the decades
that followed and I began referring to them as my Paths
to Enlightenment. |
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