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Humility

Humility

by William Britten | Non-Identifying, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Meditations on the Tarot | 2 comments

“Spiritual humility is the capacity for the exchange with your environment. … it’s the capacity for creative exchange with the now.” Cynthia Bourgeault  The Heart’s Humility “Organic humility … is not found in the head, but rather in the heart. Because it is...
Georges Gurdjieff’s Obligolnian Strivings

Georges Gurdjieff’s Obligolnian Strivings

by William Britten | Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas | 0 comments

“In the philosophy of Georges Gurdjieff, the Five Obligonian Strivings are a list of particular things that a human being that is worthily on the path of becoming a true human being will take on.” Cynthia Bourgeault “Believe it or not, the quality of your...
Stillness

Stillness

by William Britten | Attention, Being, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas | 0 comments

The Practice of Being Still “♪ ♪ Stillness, deep deep within us. In small beginnings it flows into the living waters. The ocean of God, through our stillness, God moves. ♪ ♪ ” Paulette Meier “And so through our stillness, through our joy...
Spiritual Illumination

Spiritual Illumination

by William Britten | Meditations on the Tarot, Consciousness, Gospel of Thomas | 0 comments

“The rule of every serious esotericist should be to be silent—often for a length of years—concerning every new spiritual illumination.” Will-to-Serve “The will-to-serve underlies the fundamental Hermetic attitude. Instead of putting forward the hand to take, the human...
Saints

Saints

by William Britten | Gospel of Thomas, Being, Cynthia Bourgeault, Imaginal Realm, Meditations on the Tarot | 0 comments

“It’s the chance to play beyond your death in the Communion of Saints and still be a conscious participant. The demand for compassion remains unbroken throughout the realms.” Cynthia Bourgeault The Nature of Sainthood “Saints live the light, warmth and...
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