Desert of our Loneliness

February 26, 2014

To live a spiritual life we must first find the courage to enter into the desert of our loneliness and to change it by gentle and persistent efforts into a garden of solitude. The movement from loneliness to solitude, however, is the beginning of any spiritual life because it it is the movement from the restless senses to the restful spirit, l from the outward-reaching cravings to the inward-reaching search, from the fearful clinging to the fearless play. ~Henri J.M. Nouwen


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  7. Reply  

    Naftali cheruiyot

    February 27, 2014

    jesus said if you want to follow me denied yuorself ad pick up your cross.solitude life gives you time to speak with the father hence you experience spiritual growth

  10. Reply  

    Gordon Lee

    February 27, 2014

    The image of the desert of our loneliness seems to be a placid lake of serene meditative introspective awareness.

  16. Reply  

    anne wanjiku

    February 27, 2014

    You always touch my heart, God bless you mightily.

  19. Reply  

    Mark Reinhold

    February 27, 2014

    Miss Jenhamuni, when you refer to a spiritual life— are you referring to a relationship WITH the CREATOR of Heaven and Earth through Our LORD JESUS?

  23. Reply  

    Mark Reinhold

    February 27, 2014

    Miss Jendhamuni, JESUS came to HEAL the lonely!!!! Once we invite JESUS into our heart—+ you ARE ALIVE, with the LOVE of GOD!!!! You are now hanging out with JESUS— THE HOLY SPIRIT— and THE GREAT, I AM: JESUS' DAD !!!!!! And THEY are with you 24 hours a day— 7 days a week!!!!!—- Then, you have ALL the people that FATHER GOD brings into your NEW LIFE, for you to BLESS and LOVE and SHARE GOD'S GOODNESS!!!! Our JESUS paid the price for sin— our sins!!! And– sickness, disease, poverty, and loneliness!!!!! JESUS faced the worst loneliness in the Garden of Gesemeny, when all his disciples deserted JESUS!!!! And, this was RIGHT BEFORE HE was to be crucified and SEPARATED from HIS FATHER!!!!!

  71. Reply  

    Dorcas Kathure

    February 27, 2014

    Itd a tough journey u mudt be prepared 4 anything from people but for everything from God

  72. Reply  

    bao Duy

    February 27, 2014

    Hi Jendhamuni! Thank you – very nice

  87. Reply  

    Ashok kumar

    February 27, 2014

     
                                                       भगवान शिव 

    जो सारे जग का परिचय हो
    परिचय क्या दें उसका
    शब्द विचारों से परे हों
    वर्णन क्या हो उसका

    महिमा तो अनंत है
    लीला अपरम्पार 
    हे ब्रह्माण्ड को रचने वाले
    जीवन के आधार

    धरा अमंगल वेष है
    पर हो मंगलकारी 
    सब को सब कुछ देते हो
    हे दाता दुखहारी

    घोर हलाहल जगहित पीकर
    भया कंठ है नील 
    धन्य तुम्हारी महानता
    धन्य तुम्हारा शील

    सर्पराज आभूषण जिनका
    सूर्य चंद्र अग्नि है नेत्र 
    नील गगन हैं जतायें जिनकी
    यह ब्रह्माण्ड है क्षेत्र

    सदा एक से रहते हैं जो
    हैं वह सबके इश्वर
    चिता भस्म अंग में रमाये
    हैं निराकार परमेश्वर

    नर मुंडों की पहन के माला
    तुम हो शोभा पाते
    सच्चा प्रेम जो तुमसे करता
    उसको गले लगाते

    सदा एक ही लय ताल में 
    नृत्य तुम्हारा चलता
    संसार सदा ही गतिशील है
    यही घोषणा करता

    चरित मधुर है नाम है पावन
    करते जग में तुम उजियारा
    इसीलिए जग के कण कण में
    बसा हुआ है नाम तुम्हारा

    सभी स्वरों के स्रोत तुम 
    तुम्ही काल के काल
    शरणागत की रक्षा करो 
    हे प्रभ दीनदयाल 

    रंग सफ़ेद कर्पूर सा जिनका
    जो हैं संसार के सार
    सर्पराज आभूषण जिनका
    हैं करुणा के अवतार 

    जिनकी महिमा लीला का 
    कोई न पाया अंत
    जिनके आँगन में सदा
    छाया रहता है वसंत

    हे प्रभु ऐसी दया करो
    इस तन पर चढे ना दूजा रंग
    मन में मेरे तुम बसो
    मातु भवानी संग 

    -Ashok Kumar

  89. Reply  

    Shri Ram Singh

    February 27, 2014

    Wonderful. Movement from loneliness to solitude is really important.

  92. Reply  

    Mark Reinhold

    February 27, 2014

    Dear Makayla,—– JESUS IS VERY KOOL!!!!! HE IS SUPERNATURALLY KOOL!!!!!!

  96. Reply  

    prodip haloi

    February 27, 2014

    "Debadatta has mad himself Lord Buddha through the path of Loneliness"but I can say- Loneliness is dangerous ,it is not for common people,-just my feelings..thanks Jendhamuni SOS..

  106. Reply  

    George Hrncir

    February 27, 2014

    An excellent photo …
    A beautiful evening …
    So a romantic place …

  119. Reply  

    Mark Reinhold

    February 27, 2014

    Dear Basant,—– We ARE BLESSED!!!!! We ARE ABOVE— and NOT beneath!!!!
    We ARE the head and NOT the tail! We ARE BLESSED in the city and BLESSED in
    the store!!!! We ARE BLESSED going up and BLESSED going down!
    EVERYTHING We put Our hands to IS BLESSED!!!!!

  120. Reply  

    Mark Reinhold

    February 27, 2014

    Dear Sekhar, —- JESUS IS Our WAY,— Our TRUTH,— and Our LIFE!!!! NO
    ONE comes to Pur FATHER GOD, But by JESUS!!!!!!! And, JESUS LOVES you,
    Sekhar!!!!!!

  121. Reply  

    Mark Reinhold

    February 27, 2014

    Dear Sekhar,…… and Our HEALER, Our DELIVERER, Our DEFENDER, Our
    SAVIOR!!!!…. Our FIRST LOVE!!!!!

  125. Reply  

    Zakiya Ashraf

    February 27, 2014

    Lovely pic when I am lonely l like to read book or Quran

  127. Reply  

    Shri Ram Singh

    February 27, 2014

    I know for sure that a person cannot be lonely if he/she has faith first in himself/herself and then in God. Rock solid faith in oneself and God is the only source of strength for anybody.

  131. Reply  

    Mark Reinhold

    February 28, 2014

    YES!!! HE IS SOOOO AMAZING!!!! The CREATOR of Heaven and Earth LOVED us
    when we were sinners!!!!! HE ACCEPTS us —- just the way we are!!!!! —-
    We Repent!!!—- HE FORGIVES!!!!—– We RECEIVE JESUS into our
    hearts!!!!! —- and, FATHER GOD MAKES ALL things NEW!!!

  133. Reply  

    Gordon Lee

    February 28, 2014

    +Ashok kumar I was so disappointed to read the almost undecipherable translation of your poetry made by the Google translation app.
    I wish they could use their well-paid staff to do more competent work.

  136. Reply  

    Mark Reinhold

    February 28, 2014

    YES!!!! HE(JESUS) IS our WONDERFUL COUNCILOR!!!!!

  140. Reply  

    Mark Reinhold

    March 3, 2014

    A TOP of the MONDAY AFTERNOON to you, Monika!!!!!! When the LORD OF LORDS
    and KING of KINGS is our LORD and SAVIOR—- we ARE NEVER alone or by
    ourselves!!!! I DON'T CARE how dark things may seem—– JESUS IS RIGHT
    there, WITH you!!!!!! JESUS SAID, I WILL NEVER leave you, nor forsake
    you!!!! I WILL IN NO WISE cast you out!!!!!"

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