Parker Palmer on the mind vs. the heart
“My vocation (to use the poet’s term) is the spiritual life, the quest for God, which relies on the eye of the heart. My avocation is education, the quest for knowledge, which relies on the eye of the mind. I have seen life through both these eyes as long as I can remember – but the two images have not always coincided… I have been forced to find ways for my eyes to work together, to find a common focus for my spirit-seeking heart and my knowledge-seeking mind that embraces reality in all its amazing dimensions.”
— Parker J. Palmer, 1983
Quaker author, educator, and activist
Today’s Invitation
Find a common focus for your spirit-seeking heart and your knowledge-seeking mind.
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