The Vision Quest has Native American origins in its dispatching of young people into the wilderness to fast and empty themselves in hopes of acquiring a supernatural or spiritual vision that will guide them in their lives. A Vision Quest is perhaps the best of all material spiritual practices, because it requires one to shed vs. add to self, to empty vs. fill, to eschew vs. embrace. The Vision Quest requires one to fast from food and perhaps water and all other material amenities to determine what arises from within or without.
A Quest to Love
August 23, 2018
Today’s post is spurred by something written by Thich Nhat Hanh on the subject of love. His statement, printed below, brought to mind experiences from a New Mexico vision quest almost exactly 11 years ago, and their role in opening this guarded, frightened heart. “When our hearts are small,” wrote Hanh, “our understanding and compassion are limited and we suffer. We can’t accept or tolerate others and their shortcomings, and we demand that they change. But when our hearts expand,…
