I was invited by Lori Warmington, the founder of the Aspen Grove, to a retreat in the New Year at St. Benedict’s monastery in Snowmass, Colorado. The Aspen Grove is dedicated to cultivating and supporting conscious action that arises out of stillness, which is a characteristic of Presence.

The Benedictine monks had secured the privacy of a valley, and the stillness of the low mountainous surroundings, cushioned by glistening snow, provided the perfect setting for our retreat to the center of inner stillness.