Simone Weil ~ 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

A selection of some key pointers for meditation from Simone Weil taken from various texts and sources.
Simone Adolphine Weil (1909 -1943) was a French philosopher, mystic, and political activist. Weil received spiritual direction from a Dominican friar and learned much from the Catholic author Gustave Thibon. She was especially rooted in Neoplatonic thinking in her spiritual writings. Yet her spiritual curiosity took her far. She learned Sanskrit to read the Bhagavad Gita. She studied Mahayana Buddhism and the ancient Greek and Egyptian mystery religions. She believed that each religion, when we are within it, is true. But she was opposed to religious syncretism. She saw a blending of religions as diminishing the particularity of each tradition and the truth of that path to God. Though she learned from other faiths, she plunged deeper into her own Catholicism. For Weil, truth was deeply personal and could only be approached through deep introspection. She experienced a powerful and ecstatic experience in the same church where Saint Francis had prayed. Weil wrote intensely about spirituality, mysticism, beauty and social struggle. Her writings sought to develop the intellectual consequences of the religious experiences she was having.
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[@azuldelcielo6012]

Brilliant video. Could you please answer my question I left for you in this video? It’s right underneath your comment kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqfMp6l9j96XfKM 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@annemarielisa6433]

Most beautiful meditation I’ve ever heard

[@vatancloud54]

“Sin is not a distance it is a turn of our gaze in the wrong direction” woow

[@allpointstoone4346]

This is true for all the good religions

[@timdavis2220]

the preceding line is crucial here - "Every sin is an attempt to fly from emptiness." Humbly suggesting one follows the other as written for its full impact. And ties in with the earlier descriptions of 'attention.' A powerful piece SJ has provided for our contemplation here. Bowing deeply.

[@JuliaHelen777]

En when "the wrong direction" is beamed with & soaked in ignorance, the more sinfull the sin manifests. 😔 I 🙏 for humanity, in its entirety, to "feed upon light" Thank you, Jaysara for yet another wise reflection! 🙌 💕

[@maryseokley6061]

SIN.......??? If U believe in it!

[@timdavis2220]

@@maryseokley6061 The word "sin" certainly has become a loaded term - and is commonly misused these days. The original meaning is, "to miss the mark." In this context, with this definition - sin is not an egregious action but simply a mistaken action that can be corrected when one sees the truth. If I believe I am separate from God, I am living in origin -al sin. But perhaps I am not understanding your comment here

[@claudelebel49]

"Love of God is pure when joy and suffering inspire an equal degree of gratitude."

[@ThomiX0.0]

How aware of her sensitivity she spoke out! (I wonder what would appear in us, if 'of God' became 'un-directed'..:-)

[@shoonyah]

This channel is a goldmine. The content, the voice...everything is just so soulful. It heals my heart everytime I listen to this beautiful voice. ...it calms me down instantly. Makes me feel like I am the only one in this Universe and God is talking to me. Thankyou ❤❤❤🙏🏻

[@onlymelodic109]

Perfect comment, I feel the same, we're so "fortunate children of noble families" (as some Dzogchen teachings would start) to be here, as everyone that finds this channel I am sure is reaping some good karma.

[@boomchaka7762]

It’s so very true

[@108lukas]

You’re right there my friend, “I Am” is indeed the only One and God IS talking to you most certainly; Within You, Through You and As You! XX

[@JoanneGrace11]

So true, she is a treasure. So grateful to have found her. Peace to you🕊🙏🏼

[@123benjah]

AGREED!

[@mmazadedu]

There's only one fault, only one: our inability to feed upon light. ~ Simone Weil 💙

[@alfreddifeo9642]

Until faultless and colorless realization of the one perfection is All. there is only IT.

[@kaypackard9487]

"Human existence is so fragile a thing and exposed to such dangers that I cannot love without trembling." Spoken from her first-hand, immersive experiences. What an extraordinary person.

[@franciscosifuentes3007]

Wow I really resonated Simone Weil thank you SJ. I favor female Christian mystics they tend the tell the truth as is❤

[@garycox3841]

Me too❤

[@vijayavathsa]

Your voice Samaneri is light and love combined. It calms the heart instantaneously

[@jesshuifry4342]

Le "détachement" reste très difficile à appréhender pour un occidental, il est même anti naturel. Car il se confond avec "l'indifférence" voire "l'égoïsme" ou encore "un non engagement" de par notre conditionnement éducatif. C'est donc considéré comme négatif. C'est une barrière de plus pour parvenir à se libérer de notre pesanteur rajasique et de la souffrance associée considérée comme rédemptrice et donc positive voire souhaitable. Un changement prendra encore beaucoup de temps... si toutefois il est seulement possible. Merci pour cette lecture juste et ce choix judicieux. Merci pour la beauté et la lumière.

[@boomchaka7762]

Well said. As a westerner I feel and grapple with that conditioning

[@noonespecial4171]

Being one, unseparated, undistracted, unsplit from what is, right here, right now, complete attention, all energies surrendered to the moment, is Nirvana, Heaven.

[@andrewmeissen]

Thank you, Samaneri Jayasāra, for your readings. Since sitting with them, I have noticed much more love in my life, and am often in the spirit of giving that love to others. It’s rare I have been affected like this by someone I have never met. Your impact and generosity inspires me.

[@SamaneriJayasara]

That's lovely to know dear Andrew. We are not really strangers. 💙

[@marialane1805]

Your voice is a gift so profound to Humanity 🙏

[@morgansoller7930]

Tears of gratitude for this beautiful piece of wisdom

[@jennitaibbi2632]

Compassion, directed towards oneself - is true humility 🙏 Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions. Reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Do not allow yourself to be imprisoned by any affection. Keep your solitude.. The day, if it ever comes, when you are given true affection, there will be no opposition between interior solitude and friendship. Quite the reverse - it is even by this infallible sign, that you will recognize it.

[@tonywozere909]

Bang on with the opening comments Sister. Entirely this, as SW expounds in her text Gravity and Grace. Have also enjoyed how Iris Murdoch has championed her in her ethical treatise Sovereignty of the Good and also her novels. Simone Weil is buried in a Catholic part of a public cemetery In Ashford, Kent, UK, when she had to escape here during the 39-45 war. I love visiting this well-cared for spot.

[@polyshells]

Oh! Thank you for telling us this, I would love to pay my respects at her grave some day, her impact is huge.

[@kumar2ji]

True unbiased wisdom, so clearly needed so often ignored.

[@RajGiandeep]

What a beautiful journey to listen to. Thank you dear one.

[@DavidnBCNV]

Wow! Thank you Samaneri Jayasāra. I almost skipped this,so glad I didn't! Grace Grace,oh Lord fill my void!

[@vijayavathsa]

And that choir is bringing out tears..it is so beautiful...read about Gregorian Chants..what they say is true it feels like

[@josephcaezza4146]

!!! ABSOLUTELY MIND SHATTERING !!! THANKS GRATEFULLY...

[@ZenSolipsist]

Wise words for the One Sadhu we are 🧡 thank you 🙏

[@leighcecil3322]

Merci beaucoup... Simon..If you were born in the 13th century U have been burnt at the stake... your spirituality will live forever...!! Namista 🙏❤️ par excellence mystic

[@juanpadilla3203]

Thank you 🙏

[@Kangu777]

I just love it

[@CaptainPhilosophical]

So many parallels between Buddhism and Hinduism. Thank you Samaneri for your time and efforts.

[@damienkarras8552]

100% Orthodox Christianity actually

[@quaidwilburn9373]

@@damienkarras8552 you’re missing the big picture 🤦‍♂️

[@parth6115]

​@@quaidwilburn9373 hahah

[@LuxorF12]

Thank you very much 🌟💫🙏

[@goodnatureart]

This reading of Simone Weil's writings is so beautiful. Thank you from Seattle.

[@myselfasevan]

I can listen to your voice forever ❤

[@danzmor]

What a grand soul she is!! Thank you!

[@EarInn]

I have listened to this many times and I learn from it each time I listen. The passages you chose and the way you read are perfect, as is the music. I really thank you.

[@KNW0001]

This is the true message

[@claudelebel49]

A heartfelt thank you. for this powerful presentation. It reaches deeply. ❤️

[@laliyq290]

Merci beaucoup ..... votre voix est Divine 🌹 chaque votre lecture est une merveilleuse meditation ..... vous une cadeau de l'univers pour nous tous 🙏🙏 Beaucoup Amour ❤️❤️ from Montréal Canada 🇨🇦

[@lisalasoya2898]

Ms. Weil your posing under the scope, your voice & strength will put an impact in today's world 2000-3000's we determine that this era people have the ability to just give in. However, thru the years they develop mind & body & soul in account of looking predicaments in the eye. You are one of a 1000's that heart takes place. Vonrosenberg v. Lawrence, 412 F. Supp. 3d 612, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 159697, 2019 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 352208, 2019 WL 4563922

[@Mika-El-]

This is a jewel. I might add that Weil also had a loving connection to the cathars - who considered themselves as pure christians.

[@charliehopkins4415]

Thank you for putting out these beautiful, uplifting, helpful words or wisdom. You are much appreciated.

[@d1ptone]

I follow you since the beginning and have loved your work, the width of your selection and its quality. Now you have just read one my dearest philosopher and mystic, I have to say thank you, thank you, thank you. Your work is highly profitable to many, be sure of that.

[@SamaneriJayasara]

You're most welcome 💚

[@oxherder9061]

Weil definitely didn’t consider herself to be a mystic.

[@d1ptone]

@@oxherder9061 Could you find me a saint or a mystic that had this pretension ?

[@el_equidistante]

@@oxherder9061 mystic only means to have had an experience with the divine

[@allpointstoone4346]

Very grateful, this is very good

[@boomchaka7762]

Thank you for always providing such incredible diversity in your readings!

[@jeninaverse8751]

To see oneself in others and others in Ownself. That's freedom. The truth can only be seen through the Paradoxes.

[@ThomiX0.0]

The Truth is there, where the false is not.

[@neil6477]

Thank you for introducing me to this wonderful woman. As I listened to her I couldn’t help but think how similar her way of expressing truth resembled that of Eastern teachers, especially those of the Buddha. Then I read your summary of her and found that she was well versed with the Eastern mystics and their philosophies. She has transformed and presented their ideas perfectly. 🙏

[@craigtechno]

I second that, thanks 🙏🏻

[@SamaneriJayasara]

Yes, she certainly read far and wide but the essence of her wisdom and teachings were rooted in her direct mystical experiences and suffering. This is what made her a genuine mystic - it was far from mere intellectual understanding. Albert Camus called her "the only great spirit of our time."

[@neil6477]

@@SamaneriJayasara So, I understand. (Not sure how much I would take notice of anything Albert Camus said - but I take the point!). Anyway, I have found her so intriguing that I have ordered an anthology of her writings. Seems to be a very special woman. Thank you again!

[@SamaneriJayasara]

@@neil6477 Very cool Neil. 😎

[@neil6477]

@@SamaneriJayasara Just waiting for my pack of Gauloises to arrive before I start reading (and I don’t even smoke!) 😳

[@angelabaranga569]

Wooow ! Thank You 🙏❤🌞💖⭐🤗

[@harveyburns3500]

Thank you. Another jewel.

[@niranjanav485]

Beautiful! Thank you 🙏🏽

[@karenslaughing]

Thank you for your postings. I so appreciate what you choose to offer. There is so much to learn. Blessings!❤

[@josephcaezza4146]

A day later... having listened to this brief clip ...over and over... I am driven to TEARS...she had her second great EPIPHANY at ASSISI...and seems ...according to rumor to have fasted herself to death... at the age of 34... ? following the example of ST FRANCIS ?

[@ThomiX0.0]

Actually.. She did not 'follow' anyone.., it would make her a 'slave'. :-) Unconditional Love..waits for You.. You..alone.. Enjoy :-)

[@Mercy-lb5rq]

Thank you so much I listen to it every morning where did you get the music at the end peace be with you

[@miriambenghanem6815]

Truly beautiful it says everything. Thank you ❤

[@amandatoro2810]

wow thank you ❤

[@pchabanowich]

Remarkable and to-the-hand, like a drawer of wondrous tools. Metta.🙏

[@gphilipvirgil355]

Stunning

[@hettyandmaggiespinone4893]

Thank you!

[@iasnaia-poliana]

I'm really glad to see people outside the French speaking area paying attention to this major philosopher.

[@ThomiX0.0]

A philosopher is a player with words, and she didn't.. Her expressions, word and deed, do not have boundaries, not by countries, not by politics, not by religions or what we call the world. :-)

[@iasnaia-poliana]

@@ThomiX0.0 This definition - of what a philosopher is - is only yours and more than questionable.

[@ThomiX0.0]

@@iasnaia-poliana , you are right, thoughts don't accept it, in the whole world they don't. But a Mystic doesn't use thought to 'see', a philosopher does.. And as such; the Heart is not a 'tool', the brain is.. It's all about 'Whole or Separated..functionally I mean, but yes, you are right, its a harsh statement of me, sorry. Enjoy :-)

[@GabrielPerboni]

Hi! First of all, thanks for sharing all this knowledge in audio format. As a visually impaired person, access to books is restricted and actions like yours really unlock the access to a kind of knowledge that I wouldn't have otherwise. If you allow me a suggestion: Video titles with different characters cannot be read by screen readers. I'm not going to suggest editing every video, but it would be a consideration for the future, allowing even more access for people who are totally blind to read the entire video title. Once again, I thank you for your kind work, I apologize for the broken English, and if you need more information about accessibility, you can contact me, I will be happy to collaborate with what I can. May we all have calm to receive wisdom.

[@anavaldeslim4488]

Thank you

[@sonalmeena3499]

Lovely 🌹

[@ange9748]

Thank You so much, Jayasara, to bring this words, again into this world. They wake up so many i think, as it helpes me, to wake up more and more. And this thougths go deeply in my cells and make me stronger to live the life, I feel deep inside me , I have to live without fear. You are a blessing ... not only for me ... Its Amazing Grace, that I can listen to it 🙏🙏🙏

[@julieaha2847]

A priceless gem ♥️

[@Mika-El-]

Indeed so. 🔥

[@claudelebel49]

"every sin is an attempt to fly from emptiness" wow!!!!

[@tracywilliamsliterature]

This is so beautiful and so reassuring. Thank you. X

[@grahamfortune1528]

Excellent .

[@jamesclarke9779]

Your mind soothed my mind

[@soumitrachakrabarty1759]

Just unique 👌

[@caroleugeniagraham8634]

Beyond words

[@julianayoshida5603]

I beg you pls make another Simone Weil's video pls ❤🙏

[@mk-ue9tx]

🙏

[@rebeccablossom9823]

❤ I just love your channel so much

[@mohammadadam9084]

🙏🏼

[@lordwhite0]

❤ wow ❤😊

[@vijayavathsa]

To give up our imagination as the centre of our universe...that...

[@jaysilverstone7221]

Sunny Sharma recently released an exposition on this perspective which invaluable to the true " seeker "

[@jujudreamz84]

*****It's always a pleasure ****

[@onlymelodic109]

What a wonderful surprise this was, completely new to me, so much food for (no) thought and inspiration! Many thanks as always, I wonder my dear Samaneri how did you get to know of her, was it a kind suggestion from a precious member of this Sangha or from somewhere else? In any case I'll keep digging and waiting for more treasures, kind regards to all here.

[@SamaneriJayasara]

I have known of Simone for sometime but a kind friend prompted this reading. Very precious indeed.

[@spiritseeker2831]

excitement

[@deedeebrauer4751]

💖

[@micromikael4806]

great video! hope you will one day do one with pseudo dionysius, since this person was wery importhant for the evolution of the negative theology in christianity.

[@angelo-gp6lo]

👍

[@NowhereNonduality]

Thank you for another wonderful gift from the Christian mystics, Samaneri! I’m wondering if you’ve ever read any of the work of Thomas Keating? It might be a good candidate for one of your videos, if you ever have the time or interest. Thank you for all you do! ❤️🙏🏻

[@elainereader9247]

Am I stoned or did this video take me to another reality. ❤

[@Amila108]

🙏🕯️♥️🕉️☮️☮️☮️

[@magnumopus7199]

"Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions."

[@goodnatureart]

Maybe time for you to organize a book to go with these great videos? Happy to help you think about it.

[@boomchaka7762]

Oh what a lovely idea!

[@Lilly-boy]

Thankyou 😊, could you please tell the music played in background in second half of video ?

[@SamaneriJayasara]

Hi Lilly, you can find those details under the video in the descriptor

[@Mika-El-]

@@SamaneriJayasara Samaneri, may I ask what program you use for your readings? And how you go about having the music in the background? I wish to do something similar like you in my native swedish language. But my skills with tech is non existent 😵🙏

[@SamaneriJayasara]

@@Mika-El- I use Audacity Mika

[@freehope5396]

I want to ask a native speaker, what does she exactly addresses by the word "grace". Is it being grateful? Is it being elegant? Is it being kind?

[@ThomiX0.0]

This 'Grace' is not made by thought, or memories..which ' being grateful, being elegant and being kind' all is. It is not an urge or whish. It is not a continues sense and cannot stay if you like. I would say; Grace is the fullness of unconditional Love, taking over the 'me' up to it's last particle, including what I see..and feel. But hey, words are just images, who cannot express the Real. Not in your language and not in mine. :-) Enjoy!

[@jamesstevenson7725]

She learned a great deal from the Eastern philosophers, esp the Buddha!!

[@jshdhdyjfjdjfhfyyene731]

Buddhism born out of Advaita Vedanta born out of Sanatan Dharma born out of the principles of the Vedas.

[@peacelovejoy8786]

@@jshdhdyjfjdjfhfyyene731 Oh yes!

[@remotefaith]

Doubtful.

[@HoratioTalbot771_a]

How does she define "reality "

[@o.j5526]

🫠🥰🙏

[@lisalasoya2898]

Our heroine became a voice when she gingerly entered an encampment, but pure "either accidently or predications." She professed God Himself by trying to tame these hedgemen who saw no other way out by to strike at you and analyzing your be fore's. What it cost was a few clones & a young friends vanity....War is not nice...Pravin Banker Assocs. v. Banco Popular del Peru, 165 B.R. 379, 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2003

[@seadhajdarbegovic9609]

I see you are Christian mystic I am Muslim and I enjoyed this video I find these words univerzal

[@ThomiX0.0]

Beyond religions..is You.:-)

[@peacelovejoy8786]

Love has no religion