by William Britten | Intentional Suffering, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Jacob Boehme, Meditations on the Tarot, Non-Identifying |
“Spiritual sacrifice means to make holy. Make holy means to make whole.” Cynthia Bourgeault Three Sacred Vows “It is a matter of sacrificing the three powers of the soul to heaven. This sacrifice is nothing other than the three traditional and universal...
by William Britten | Consent Cycles, Poems in Song, Wisdom Teachings |
Wisdom poetry about return in centering prayers. Faithful Return: a Cycle of Consent ORIENTATIONThe practice asks only that I return.The simple turning back when the mind wanders.I offer attention. Grace meets me in the stillness.The exchange happens whether I know it...
by William Britten | Poems-Benedictions-Intentions, Cynthia Bourgeault, Poems in Song |
A Morning Intention on Practicing Gratitude from the teachings of Cynthia Bourgeault. What Eyes Cannot See I wake todayto the transforming forceof genuine gratitude.I will find, in whatever comes,one small thingto hold and welcome—turning tightness into space,closure...
by William Britten | Non-Identifying, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Meditations on the Tarot |
“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...
by William Britten | Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas |
“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...
