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This is a question from Daily Meditation from Matthew Fox.
Mystics on Play
Queries for Contemplation
We are told in Scripture that “Wisdom plays.” Do we?
How adept are we at working, loving, and living “without a why”? Can we develop that whylessness more regularly and deeply—to “live in order to live” and “love in order to love” as Eckhart puts it. In this way we might be finding ourselves playing a lot more than we do currently.
I'm thinking a lot about what contemplative scholar Cynthia Bourgeault calls non-dual experience, heart perception, and how rational thinking is inherently dualistic manipulation of symbols. I really connect with Matthew Fox's description of play and joy in mysticism. Our rational mind projects a why on our experience based on our past hurts and defenses. If we can hold both what we like and dislike in the present moment non-judgmentally, we invite a wholeness into our perception. I experience awe and wonder in thinking about the universe. I think finding wisdom through play is helpful to co-create and invite the universe into your awareness. Being playful is being present in the moment now.
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