Seeking inner peace : presence, pain, and wholeness

by Elizabeth De Sa

Other authorsChel Avery (Editor), Mary Helgesen Gabel (Designer)
Pamphlet, October 2011

Status

Available

Call number

CP 414 c1

Tags

Quaker writing, inner peace, spiritual journey

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Publication

Wallingford, Pa. : Pendle Hill Publications, 2011.

Subjects

Peace of mind
Peace of mind Religious aspects
Spiritual life

ISBN

9780875744148

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Description

"Our souls strive toward union with the Divine. In our lives, we gravitate toward the inner peace that is the fruit of such union, and the power and prayer of living authentically." Elizabeth De Sa describes her own quest for a life of spiritual authenticity and inner peace in an essay that probes deeply into the lessons learned and the rewards reaped in such a search. In meditation practice she peels back the layers of pain arising from unhealed wounds and false expectations of herself, obstacles that stand in the way of full acceptance of self, others, and the Divine and finds her way forward into deeper understanding of the nature of inner peace, renewed intentions for her life, and a fresh appreciation for the testimonies of Friends. Discussion questions included. -- Back cover.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member kaulsu
De Sa seems quite taken with her "pain." Perhaps I was in the wrong frame of mind, but her rendering the noun God as Godde put me off. Had this been a book instead of a pamphlet, I would not have finished it. As it is, I finished it and cannot really recall what I read. Her "pain" lingers. She is
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 still seeking inner peace. Her unhealed wounds seem more like trophies to be paraded out to show that _she_ has somehow suffered in ways that no one else has. Yes, we need to allow ourselves to be healed. No, we don't need to call the healer "God." But we do need to let ourselves get out to the moshpit of pity and move on. Let us listen to the ways the Divine will call us.
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LibraryThing member QuakerReviews
De Sa explains how her Vipassana Buddhist mindfulness practice works to support and advance her Quaker-type experience of the Spirit, holy guidance, and living out the testimonies as Spirit-led. She uses her mindfulness practice to become aware of pain, feelings, and woundedness, and opens to
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 compassion to heal it. She finds it also opens her to experience Godde.
This is a very interesting explanation of what seems to be comparable experience to much of that experienced and expressed in traditional Quaker terms. The similarities seem clear, and it would be interesting to hear various Friends' responses about the similarities and differences they perceive.
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