Staying in "holy" spaces

Last night i experimented with a practice I have stumbled on before and one that is widely practiced by many followers of so called mystic paths. This was to recite passages of text in a rhythmic manor and with devoted concentration to the effort. Additionally, I focused on projecting the sounds in to see if I could tap into something more. The passages I recited were of my own composition. They can be found at my other blog, "fragments of reality" under "relentless" and "darkness".

In my practice, I found the ability to resonate my syllables with a quality beyond normal speech. The effect was to create the sense of an echo at something like a deeper level.In reflection upon this, I have wondered just what I was tapping into. Was it something outside of myself, or was it a quality within the self which is not often utilized? I have come to the conclusion that it is both. In keeping with our philosophy of divine redemption of all things being an ongoing work and the fundamental lack of separation between normal experience and holy experience, I was indeed taping into something greater in that I was elevating my normal ability with tone and inflection to a holy practice.

This had concrete impact on the physical in that it slowed breathing and calmed normalized brain functions. In so doing, hormonal balance was restored and normal body functions were improved. What I come to realize from this as from all other such spiritual practices is that they can never be thought of as dualistic. There is no separations between the holy and the earthly. It is all just reality. Allowing the divine to function in this reality brings us closer to full restoration.