THE JOY OF SELF-RECOLLECTION

BACKGROUND

During a five-year retreat in Taiwan, my Taoist teacher, Jwen, shared the Heart Radiance meditation with me as a way of preparing me for the profound journey of Soul Repair (Ch.= Ling Shiou).

The practice takes us on a journey-- a journey beyond the physical body, to the timeless domain beyond “the veil,” in order to summon the Sacred Ideal Self, our composite image, or “blueprint,” which We Ourselves originated.

We will be able to discover for ourselves that there is indeed a personal “plot of perfection” unique to each of us. This plot consists of the agreements we made with ourselves before this incarnation; agreements to integrate certain ideals needed for our soul’s evolution.

This unique discovery and re-integration is indeed the Joy, and the completion, of Self-Recollection.

“To really get in contact with my Soul Self has been the most useful aspect of this retreat. It is phenomenal to feel the depth of love and compassion within me now. I am still integrating this Truth on many levels. I came here for exactly this; this union, this connection of the physical with the divine.” –Athene