Tentatio » gratification http://www.tentatio.com struggle, spirituality, absurdity Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:41:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Meditation http://www.tentatio.com/meditation http://www.tentatio.com/meditation#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 01:48:27 +0000 E. Walter Robinson http://www.tentatio.com/?p=92 I think it was Bonhoeffer who said that the goal of meditation ought no to be focused on gaining profound intellectual insights or even deep spiritual experiences. Even if he didn’t say that and I’m really thinking of someone else, it sounds like something he would say. Instead, the goal of meditation is oriented around the act itself – the discipline of meditation. It doesn’t matter if one gains great insights into the Scriptures or has a profound spiritual experience. It’s all about the day-in day-out rhythm of the Scriptures and being faithful to its calling.

I hate that.

I like results. I like hitting a button and getting something in return. I like reading a book and knowing more than I did before I read it. I despise pointless exercises.

But – does that mean I judge something as ‘having a point’ based on what I immediately get out of it? That’s a scary thought, leading me to wonder if I am really more superficial than I’d like to believe.

Now I’m irritated.

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