"To know the truth as so many words, quotations, passages, or theories is one thing; but it is an entirely different thing when, through meditation, the Word takes root in our consciousness and comes forth as spiritual fruitage."
In the opening chapter of The Art of Meditation, Joel writes about “The Way.” The way is what countless individuals throughout time have sought—each searching for a kingdom within. Common to all is a yearning for the direct experience that goes beyond words and quotations, theories or even teachings by wise men and women. This chapter emphasizes how, through meditation, we allow the Word, the experience of Spirit, to take root so that the way becomes an actual experience. “In achieving conscious contact with this Sea of Spirit or the Father within, we find divine Love pouring Itself into expression, so that we no longer live by personal effort alone, but by grace.”
"Gradually we go deeper and deeper until we find ourselves centered in God. We are not thinking any more: thoughts are being thought for us, ideas are being crystallized through us, impartations of the Soul become apparent to our awareness."
