Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

So I've been listening to the book Eat Pray Love on my commutes to and from school. Its not what I expected at all, but I'm really enjoying it so far. I like listening to people that are clearly smarter than me sound real. If that doesn't make sense, you'll have to get the book. Anywho...

So the book isn't biblical, in fact, she claims not to claim any God and denies that there could be only way to Heaven, so we disagree on several points, but her methods are interesting. She practices yoga and some of what she shares about what she learned in India while studying, and I mean studying, yogic practic is kind of fascinating. I started doing yoga randomly at the Y about three years ago. I started for the fitness, but found the philosophy vaguely interesting. It's a lot of focus on your breath so that you are truly focusing on the current present, not the past and the future. Well, that's kind of biblical... There's some quiet your mind and focus on your body, not as physical, but as something that holds divinity. Well, that's kind of biblical... There's a LOT of discipline yourself, don't indulge, etc etc. Well, that's certainly biblical. Once a few years ago, I actually looked up Christian Meditation. The websites out there (at least three years ago) were creepy. But the idea has come back to me while listening to this book and hearing about her experiences with her god. My Jesus lives in me...so why can't the same practice be used for Christianity...

As I was saying yesterday, my current "time with God" is pretty minimal, if existent at all, so I think this might be my answer...

I have no idea how to start, or when I'd start, or if it's a whole load of crap. But I think I might try. If anyone has any experience with this, please PLEASE let me know!