A Very
Good Read
In our fast-paced environment, the slow savoring of ideas and concepts
has gotten lost in the push for quickness and efficiency. The practice
of spiritual reading is one way to regain a more balanced and meaningful
interaction with the world around us. It can help us slow down so that
information is allowed to seep unhurriedly into our heart, our mind,
our soul, where it can be turned over and tasted like a fine well-aged
wine. Spiritual reading is a ‘practice’ because it is counter-intuitive
to our familiar form of reading. It is a form of meditation and reflection
that calms a thumping heart to a gentle and silent beat. It is an exercise
less concerned with swallowing everything before us, than with chewing
small savory morsels that can actually work to change us from the inside
out. A slow small meal of information becomes more nourishing to us than
a feast eaten on the run. Surprisingly, the action of slowing our intake
of information helps us slacken our pace as we walk through the world
without – the world within.
--from “Spiritual Reading” by Renée
Miller
Take a moment to meditate while reading
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