Practice: Starting Out

Sign: "Begin One Way"

Stepping deliberately into our practice is a helpful way to cue ourselves that something special is going on.  Overtime, when we do this the same way each day, this will make the practice more effective by helping our conscious and unconscious minds know what’s about to happen.I tend to do this simply: I light a candle and say a short prayer.  I often also light a stick of incense; I only use a few kinds and tend to use one for several weeks at a time.  I find scent especially evoc … [Read more...]