Learning in the Stillness - Part 1
Ruth Tod expands on her post on coming to stillness to share how a Quaker meeting is a learning experience where we find guidance and insight.
Beyond Meditation - Part 3
In the third part of the Exploring Quaker Experiences short podcast series on the theme of ‘Beyond Meditation…’, Liz Rees responds to questions about how what she experiences affects her life, how it relates to ministry and what she does when it doesn’t work.
Beyond Meditation - Part 2
In the second part of the Exploring Quaker Experiences short podcast series on the theme of ‘Beyond Meditation…’, Liz Rees expands on how she developed her toolkit and how it feels when she is able to let her thoughts pass.
Coming to stillness
Ruth Tod shares her experience of Quaker meeting and describes the approaches she uses to from daily life into the collective stillness.
Beyond Meditation - Part 1
In the first part of this Exploring Quaker Experiences series on the theme of ‘Beyond Meditation…’, Liz Rees shares how she first came to Quakers and how she developed a toolkit to help her find stillness in Quaker meeting.
Return Within
Craig Barnett shares how the basis of the religious path is to return within to the inner guidance that is always available to us all.
Why do Quakers sit in silence (stillness) in meeting?
Mike Price shares his experience of Quaker Meeting for Worship and how he finds spiritual experience in the silence, stillness and ministry.
Harbour or ocean?
Helen Drewery describes how a Quaker Meeting can feel like a safe harbour providing shelter from the storms of our daily lives – or is it the other way round?
Finding stillness in a Quaker meeting
Many Quakers use the term “centering down” to describe how they calm the mind in a Quaker meeting. The approach is different for each individual. Sharon L Shelley shares her process for finding stillness.
Finding Quakers - Geoffrey Durham
Geoffrey shares his early experiences of going to a Quaker Meeting. Adapted from his book Being a Quaker: a guide for newcomers.
Come, sit with me a while in the silence
It’s Sunday so you know what that means? Quaker meeting. Come through the door into the silence and sit with me. There is nothing to see but what is stirring in your soul. Relax, get comfortable...