This neurosis, this darkness, is actually God experiencing it. That's a fierce big idea from the medieval ages. But it's consoling to think that if you have anxiety, or are alone, you are also loved. Deeply in the room of the heart. And as your faith matures you put away the childish notions of religion and the god of intervention and you realise that the intervention is the cosmos and there is nothing but god. God is not in the universe. Dawkins is correct. But the universe is in God.

So that felt consoling to me. And that's the only reason I share it. It's my story of the journey from darkness to light. And it's summed up in two beautiful things. The Crucifixion is one, but that's a bit too much crusted in Victorian nostalgia at this stage. Th e other moment is the Transfiguration. The omega point, the cosmic Christ entering into time.

I'm looking forward to the Transfiguration Feast, coming in early august. For now, for this moment in July I'm thrilled to share this part of my story; that my atoms and your atoms are the atoms of Christ, cosmically. Hope you enjoy these ramblings from the heart.

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Tis shocking weather in Ireland this weekend. And Europe is so hot that there is no one who doesn't worry now about Climate Change. And if you missed a podcast last weekend you should find there are two this weekend. So I hope you enjoy.

For me, It's been a long and wonderful pathway, since I gave up using psychological language. Since I went back to the language of faith, which has poetic power for the storyteller. 

Let me share some of that now. 

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And the story of how I found paradise in the hills above Lough Allen. I hope you can listen to the end and let me know what you think. To let go of the narrative of who you are, and go deeper.

Prayer is meditative alertness in which the cosmos becomes so real it begins to penetrate you. The pulse of reality before you behind you above you and below you is worth finding, and all you need to do is sit still. Then you've found paradise

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Wow! Is this an extra podcast for this week. Yes and no. It's last weeks podcast which some people didn't get, so I'm reposting it here. Hope you enjoy. I'll be reading more as the summer progresses from all the memoirs.

Staring at Lakes is next. Then Hanging with the Elephant. Talking to Strangers. On Tuesdays I'm a buddhist. Chest Pain. What is beautiful in the sky. And all the things left unsaid. Phew. Join me for a summer of memories.

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It's about a Tibetan monk in Mongolia. That's from Staring at Lakes, and as promised the summer weeks are for readings from various memoirs. I'm starting to day with Staring at Lakes.

But this is much more as well. Please listen to the end, even though it's long, I think you'll enjoy, especially if you're in a relaxed and meditative mood.

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So here's something I wanted to share because it's the 9th of June, the feast of Colmcille, and for some reason I love the psychic energy of that monk.

He became a crucial part of my story in 2018 when I was dreaming of Donegal. And why the title?

Well it's what the cardiologist said to me when I survived the drama and escaped with only a stent. I asked him what I should do to keep healthy.

Enjoy yourself he said; it's later than you think.

That's the phrase this story ends with. It's an excerpt from the book Chest Pain and tells how I sought for a connection with Donegal just after having a heart attack in 2018. I'll read the second half in the next podcast tomorrow.

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A memory from 2022 and then into the meditation again. This is number three for this week. Listen in the morning. Maybe before 5am if you're able. And walk in the garden or down the street and kiss the dawn and let the blackbird rinse your ear and then this; just be here now. Relax. Enjoy. Have a great weekend.

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Just pretend you're up early and it's a may morning in Ireland and the may bush flower is full and the blackbirds are singing. Enjoy.

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This is a meditation for 6am in the morning in the month of May. I'm so glad to be here now. To be alive in this moment.

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on the road now for 3 months and coming to the last few gigs. Here I am in Tralee, but the noise from traffic on the street outside has bunched me a little. I've made a brief podcast with a promise to put in an extra one sometime next week.

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