1 Chronicles 4:40 · World English Bible
1 Chronicles 4:40 Meaning They Found Fat Pasture and Good
They found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful; for those who lived there before were descended from Ham.
What does 1 Chronicles 4:40 mean?
They came upon a place that was wide and quiet and peaceable, and something in them recognized it as good. There is a spaciousness described here that is not only a feature of the land but a quality of being.
From the Ego v. Being reading below.
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They came upon a place that was wide and quiet and peaceable, and something in them recognized it as good. There is a spaciousness described here that is not only a feature of the land but a quality of being. When the mind grows quiet, an inner space opens that feels exactly like this, roomy and still and at ease.
Most people live in a cramped inner world, crowded by thought and want. But when you become present, the pressure loosens and a natural peacefulness appears that was always underneath. You do not create this stillness by effort. You find it, the way they found the pasture, simply by arriving where it already was and letting yourself rest in its openness.
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Live 1 Chronicles 4:40 today
- On your commute, put the phone in your bag instead of your hand, and let the ride be as empty as it wants to be. You are not filling time, you are finding out how much room is already there.
- When someone is telling you about their day, hear them out without lining up your reply underneath their words. That small inner quiet is what makes a person feel there is space for them with you.
- In the middle of a packed workday, stop for three slow breaths before opening the next tab. The pressure is in the hurry, not in the work, and it loosens faster than you expect.
Where in your day is there already more room than you have been letting yourself feel?
The same truth in other traditions
Tao Te Ching 11
The usefulness of a cup is in its emptiness, and the usefulness of a room is in the open space, not the walls. What is unfilled is what makes life livable.
Zen
A student asks what practice reveals. The teacher says the water was always clear; you were only stirring it. Let the mud settle and the pond shows its own depth.
Stoicism · Marcus Aurelius
He wrote that people look for quiet in the countryside or by the sea, when at any hour they can retire into themselves. The roomiest place available to you is your own attention.
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