The Art of Ecstatic Embodiment
ec·stat·ic/ekˈstatik/Adjective: Feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement. Noun: A person subject to mystical experiences. em·bod·i·ment /emˈbädēmənt/Noun: 1. The act of embodying or the state of being embodied. 2. One that embodies No matter what I write or teach, no matter what I believe or practice, it comes down to this: the embodiment of ecstatic experience. The word ecstasy has embedded in it, a sense of fearlessness, a wild innocence unencumbered by social acceptability. We think of ecstasy as taking place in the bedroom or in the temple–places set aside from the daily round. But if we turn …