Jasmin Lee Cori, M.S. - Author, Mind, Body & Spirit

“A certain poetry is evident in every line, just as her depth of reflection resonates in the book’s design, constructed to ease our way onto the path of “entering silence” and bringing us to the recognition of how spirit exists in everything.   The Tao of Contemplation, with its gently enfolding grace, invites us to take up more permanent residence in that place of peace within.”

-Heidi Rain, reviewer, Spirit of Change

“It was a pleasure and comfort to read this book.   Post-it tabs marked many passages containing some of the pithiest articulations of inner and outer states that I had read in some time….Her words just glow.”

-Cynthia W. Butler, reviewer, Venture Inward

One of my favorite parts of this book is the small verses that begin each chapter. 

Here are 3 of these:

Perfect Receptivity (Chapter 8)

To wait in silence

With empty hands

Open and receptive

The perfect yielding—

Action without actor

The emptiness so pristine

No footprints can be found

Dropping into Silence (Chapter 7) 

Silence falls softly

Like snow through the night

Stilling all activity

Bringing a purity beyond belief

The mind finding no purchase

In this passage to eternity

Letting Go (Chapter 11) 

No ripples on the surface

Only the current moves

No self to resist

Only the Tao acts

From the Introduction

Contemplative life is nothing esoteric. It is a simple bloom not frequently found in the climate of contemporary Western culture. We have been too busy to cultivate the silence, simplicity, and emptiness necessary to reach the fullness of mystical life. And yet the path is not as inaccessible as we may first imagine.

We can all live a more contemplative life. There is not one way, but many ways. We can start wherever we are and let a more contemplative lifestyle evolve naturally; it is an expression of certain aspects of our being. It is the stillness and coolness of a quiet mind, the openness of a surrendered heart, the simplicity of just being ourselves. It is the balance of not too tight and not too loose.

We will open more eagerly to contemplative life if we recognize it as something that is rich and juicy. If it is only stern and dry, those with a joyful heart will not be as interested. What a relief it is to discover that we don’t have to behave like a monk! There is room to monkey around a little. 

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