{"id":662,"date":"2011-11-04T15:35:09","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T19:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/awakeintheworld\/?p=662"},"modified":"2011-11-04T15:35:09","modified_gmt":"2011-11-04T19:35:09","slug":"one-love-going-deep-for-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/awakeintheworld\/2011\/11\/one-love-going-deep-for-connection.html","title":{"rendered":"One Love: Going Deep for Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIf I go far enough in me I find you.\u201d \u2013 Mark Nepo<\/p>\n<p>Despite the apparent diversity and separateness, the essence of all life is One. There\u2019s something sparkling, vibrant and alive that, regardless of what you call it, animates all of life and beats out the rhythm of every heart. This omniscient, ever-present life force connects us at the deepest level. When we become subtle enough to attune to it and become fully aware of it we begin to recognize its divine qualities.<a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/%7E\/media\/90959D548A1D4029ABB50129172D3B95.ashx?w=220&amp;h=165\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/%7E\/media\/90959D548A1D4029ABB50129172D3B95.ashx?w=220&amp;h=165\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/%7E\/media\/90959D548A1D4029ABB50129172D3B95.ashx?w=220&amp;h=165\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An expanding awareness of oneness and how deeply and intimately interconnected we are, comes through going deep into the heart. We get glimpses of how deeply we are united in essence when the heart is open and the mind is still. In these rare, quiet spaces, magic happens.<\/p>\n<p>Dare to delve deep and find the breath. This connects us with all living things that breathe \u2013 people, animals, plants. The breath that comes from a tree fills our lungs. The air that moves in and out of our lovers body, fills us and connects us.<\/p>\n<p>Sit quietly and go deep inside your heart to experience this connection. If you dare let your awareness expand outward and include all of those around you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio:<\/strong> Debra Moffitt is author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Awake-World-Practices-Divinely-Inspired\/dp\/0738727229\">Awake in the World: 108 Practices to Live a Divinely Inspired Life<\/a>. A visionary, dreamer and teacher, she\u2019s devoted to nurturing the spiritual in everyday life. She leads workshops on spiritual practices at the Sophia Institute and other venues in the U.S. and Europe. Her mind\/body\/spirit articles, essays and stories appear in publications around the globe and were broadcast by BBC World Services Radio. She has spent over fifteen years practicing meditation, working with dreams and doing spiritual practices. Visit her online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.awakeintheworld.com\/\">http:\/\/www.awakeintheworld.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIf I go far enough in me I find you.\u201d \u2013 Mark Nepo Despite the apparent diversity and separateness, the essence of all life is One. There\u2019s something sparkling, vibrant and alive that, regardless of what you call it, animates all of life and beats out the rhythm of every heart. 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