Thermometer or Thermostat?
On Meditation and Belief
Spiritual Living Podcast Archive · Rev. Patrick Cameron
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Show Notes
Our environment is so important. In it, are we the Thermometer or the Thermostat? When we move about in the world, are we simply absorbing the world's conditions, or are we an active blessing to the world around us?
Dr. Martin Luther King said, "We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality." In other words, there is no private good---my good is your good. We are tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all directly.
- Meditation allows us to be our own authority in our own minds.
- It allows us to completely relax and often sleep better.
- It allows us to experience a sense of deep inner peace.
- It can teach us to lower our blood pressure.
- It can teach us inner discipline.
- It can awaken our intuition.
- It can enable us to do affirmative prayer more effectively.
- It can make us more perceptive.
- It can give us boundless energy.
- It can teach us to be more accepting of self and others.
- It can be a great tension reliever.
- It is the highest form of celebrating the presence of God.
What good is a lot of knowledge if it's all wrong? And we are constantly being inundated with knowledge and opinions. Instead, we long to listen to our own heart and our own soul and follow what we are being guided to. We can all have more meaningful spiritual practices in our lives, and we can all slow down and begin to listen.