Presence. Inner Touch.

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Reflections

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Posted On July 10, 2016

Have you ever felt someone gently touch your arm, and as they did experienced a connection, a flow of energy, a sensation of their presence?

Our experience of God is like an inner touch, says Russian philosopher G. Gurdjieff, a sensation we experience when we quiet ourselves and become aware of the inner brush of God’s presence within our body.

Take a moment, close your eyes, and sit quietly.
Notice your breathing.
Become aware of your inner body, the body that exists on the other side of your skin.

Lift your thoughts up to God.
Become aware of his presence in you.
What do you feel?
What do you notice on the inside?
What sensation do you experience?
Where in your body do you experience it?

Then connect that sensation to an emotion.
Name the emotion.
Is it Peace?
Love?
Freedom?
Become aware of the emotion as you experience the Inner Touch.

When I experience the Inner Touch it often feels like a quiet breeze flowing within my chest and abdomen. I notice a swirling energy that sweeps through me for an instant. And the Inner Touch calms me, centers me in the moment. I experience peace. Presence.

Gurdjieff says this Inner Touch is the reality of God living and moving within us. And as we become awake to this divine presence we connect with God’s Spirit dwelling within us.

The invitation or the “work” as he calls it, is to gently come back to this inner presence, this sensation, as we to teach our Spirits how to remain connected with God, how to experience Divine Wholeness.

brian j plachta
www.brianplachta.net

(To learn more about Gurdjieff ‘s Fourth Way, download the free PDF, The Reality of Being, by clicking on this link:)

http://selfdefinition.org/gurdjieff/Jeanne-de-Salzmann-The-Reality-of-Being-(OCR).pdf

Written by Brian J. Plachta

Following the Breadcrumbs God Leaves Along Our Path

What if God is speaking through ordinary moments more often than we realize?

A conversation that stays with us. A door that closes. A quiet nudge we can’t quite explain. An unexpected invitation that seems to come at just the right time.

The challenge is learning to notice these moments before we have any idea where they’re leading, and trusting the next step.

Over time, we may begin to see that God’s guidance doesn’t always come as an answer. Sometimes, it comes as a trail.

What to Do When God Seems Silent

Has silence ever made you feel like God is far away? When we feel this way, it’s easy to start looking for answers or waiting for a clear sign. But prayer can also be as simple as slowing down and noticing what’s already here. The breeze. The waves. Your breath. The quiet. God’s presence doesn’t always come through words. Sometimes we just need to be still enough to notice.

Let God Alone Define You

Ever have someone’s words get stuck in your head?
Maybe they criticized you, misunderstood you, or told a story about you that doesn’t feel true. And before long, you’re holding a courtroom in your mind—defending yourself, replaying the conversation, wondering if maybe they’re right.

There’s another way.

Bring it into the quiet with God.

Ask: Is there something here I need to learn? Is there something I need to own? And what was never mine to carry in the first place?

We can stay humble enough to receive the truth without letting someone else’s opinion become our identity.

Because in the end, God alone defines you.

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