The 3 elements that most captured my attention in this Station were
I understand transformation to mean
Instances in my life when I have experienced transformation include
Times in my life when I have experienced a perspective that all is new include
Areas in my life where I practice removing my attention from one reality and placing it upon another include
5 themes, images, locations, or events that repetitively appear in my dreams include
The relationship I currently choose toward my dreams can be characterized as
Times during my busy or noisy everyday life when I catch myself also being aware of The Silence include
The personal life practices I will now begin or continue as a result of my encounter with this Station include
What images, sounds, concepts, or messages caught your attention in this Station What stuck in your consciousness What do you remember (Recreate a group verbal montage of the Station without reflection on specific elements but simply bringing the material back to mind).
What is transformation How have you experienced this reality in your own life
How do you practice removing your attention from something What examples can you share from your own real life experience
Describe the role that dreams play in your life What practices do you practice in relationship to your dreams
When or where during your busy or noisy everyday life do you catch yourself becoming aware of the presence of Silence
What are the practices that you find helpful in sustaining you in a connection with a Greater Reality
What is Thomas Merton communicating in the following statement and what does it have to do with transformation
Only when we are able to let go of everything within us, all desire to see, to know, to taste and to experience this One, do we truly become able to experience that presence with the overwhelming conviction and reality that revolutionize our entire inner life.
Thomas Merton
What potential personal practices did you discern from this Station
What additional questions are raised for you, by the encounter with this Station, that you would like the group to discuss or address now