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“It is worth a few moments of reflection to grasp what it means to say that God has become all things,” Easwaran begins his commentary on the name The Essence of All Beings. This week’s reading is pages 35–41 of The Constant Companion, covering that name along with Maker of All Things and The Eternal Law. Throughout, he helps us with this reflection using vivid illustrations of the universe’s grandeur.
Together we can grow our gratitude to the Lord as we admire the magnificence of creation. “‘Everybody praises the building,’ says Sri Ramakrishna, a towering mystic of nineteenth-century Bengal. ‘But how many seek to know its Maker?’”
Is there a particular situation that causes you to get speeded up or agitated? What tips does Easwaran offer in this reading that you could try out in this situation? Even if the tips don’t seem to directly apply, try them anyhow and tell us what you find.
We are taking this book study as an opportunity to give special attention to our practice of Spiritual Reading. On the days you are able to do spiritual reading, what benefits do you find?
