Methods of Meditation

Subject: Resurrection of Hes. Effects: Rapture. An evening, a daybreak, the sight of a tranquil valley from the peak of a mountain, moonbeams over countless sea waves, the pure smile of a child, in short, the whole beauty of the world penetrating and permeating limited boundaries of the individual being, and liberating his soul who, although fleetingly, gets a wonderful glimpse of his identity with the whole Creation.

A man that seeks God can become, by his own freewill, a machine automatically moved by the apparent purpose of achieving this end. It is sufficient for him to replace his first love with routine –love that someday will make him realize the sacrament of his first Vow.

In the way of life of present men, all things are prepared for living externalized and wasting energies. Most men do not have or follow any rule of life; on the contrary, they act and exist in an improvised way, compulsively pressed by their need for meeting their anguishing desires.