164: In the Blaze of Your Presence

Published: Nov. 23, 2020, 10:36 a.m.

\nWhat does it take to allow ourselves to be who we are, and to allow other people to be who they are? What happens when we relate to one another from a deep respect for our own goodness, power and care, and a deep respect for the goodness, power and care of others? This episode of Turning Towards Life is a conversation about the possibility of being in relationship in a way that allows us to bring the world alive for one another, hosted as always by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace.
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\n\n\nThis is Turning Towards Life, a weekly live 30 minute conversation hosted by Thirdspace in which Justin Wise and Lizzie Winn dive deep into big questions of human living. Find us on FaceBook to watch live and join in the lively conversation on this episode. We\u2019re also on YouTube, and as a podcast on Apple, Google and Spotify. You can find videos of every episode, and more about the project on the Turning Towards Life website.
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\n\n\nOur source this week is brought to us by Lizzie, and was written by John Welwood:
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\n\n\n\nGreat Perfection
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\n\n\nYou bring the world alive each moment,
\nIn the freshness of your look,
\nYour touch, your waking.
\nRecognise this, your creation, at last.
\nIt is always arising anew,
\nIn each moment of looking freshly,
\nLetting everything happen as it does,
\nwithout making something out of it.
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\n\n\nYou thought you were cold and hungry,
\nWandering lost in an alien place,
\nBut now you can see:
\nThis world is your light show,
\nEverything shining and shimmering,
\nIn the blaze of your presence.
\nBe glad then.
\nGo forth nakedly
\nand claim your royal seat.
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\n\n\nJohn Welwood
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\n\n\nPhoto by leonie on Unsplash
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