Sutra Spotlight - The "Non-dual" Lord's Prayer

The Lord's Prayer is likely the most familiar piece from the Sermon on the Mount. Folks who know hardly anything about Christianity might still know this one, and a near infinite number of books, homilies, sermons, merchandise and so forth have beared it's lines.

Without spoiling the chapter in The Sutra on the Mount, I'd have to say it's one that presents a special opportunity to easily recall some of the various teachings we've heard about it, explore some of the deeper nuances of the text itself, and practice making it our own. I even give a few examples in the book of just that. 

I did want to share how it sounds reframed as a non-dual sort of meditation. This is how it presents:

We recognize the Divine as the Source from which we are manifested and in which we are continually cultivated. 

It is Consciousness that imbues all things, not just here, but beyond, and everywhere. 

May it unveil the realization of True Reality, penetrating us, and pervading through us. As it already is, beyond form and illusion.

This Pure Awareness sustains us, on every plane, in every form. 

It restores us to our True Self from ignorance, as we, in turn, extend grace and patience to others. 

May the Light of Consciousness shine in us and through us so purely that distractions and illusions hold no sway. 

Take a moment when you can to sit with it, or your favorite translation, and see what fresh insight you might open yourself up to...