These practices are drawn from early Christian traditions of mantra, medieval mystic devotions, the vision of prayer of Teresa of Avila, and from the author's own experiences of the meditation and visualization practices of Hinduism, Sufism, and Tibetan Buddhism. In a culture where few question that more is better, Sabbath offers a surprising direction for healing to anyone who has ever glimpsed emptiness at the heart of a busy and productive life. You will read it, share it with your family, and your longing for a weekly day of pampering your souls will become a reality. These three talented women have been recording Native music together since 1994, beginning with their top-selling CD, Flute Dreams. Together they weave the melodic sounds of exotic percussion instruments to evoke the mystery and lore of Native peoples of the Americas.
Every day is a god, each day is a god, and holiness holds forth in time.
I worship each god, I praise each day splintered down, and wrapped in time like a husk, a husk of many colors spreading, at dawn fast over the mountains split. The soul is where the inner and the outer world meet. How the book came to be. I did not intend to write a book. The original Rule appealed to me, particularly its unstated premise that one may, through daily practice, change the tone and content of life.