by William Britten | Good, Essence, Gospel of Thomas, Third Force |
“Mechanical goodness is useless in the Work, but conscious, active goodness gives you force.” Maurice Nicoll Goodness as Transformation “If you come back to Jacob Boehme’s statement and his insight, his jaw-dropping insight—that goodness, fundamental...
by William Britten | Poems-Benedictions-Intentions, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas |
You Are the Veil: the Benediction for EveningFrom the teachings of Cynthia Bourgeault May you rest knowingyou are the veilthat hides the paradise you seek—the simple weightof finite being itself.May you trust the promise:nothing hidden will remain secret,everything...
by William Britten | Cynthia Bourgeault, Consciousness, Gospel of Thomas |
“In Centering Prayer, your attitude towards life becomes more spacious, more unboundaried, more present.” Cynthia Bourgeault The Nature of Spaciousness “Think for a minute and go inside yourself and see if you can find the difference between that part of you...
by William Britten | Maurice Nicoll, Essence, Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff, Gospel of Thomas |
“When you begin to unknow what you were sure you knew, you are undergoing a change of mental outlook, you are undergoing a change of mind, you are undergoing metanoia.” Maurice Nicoll Definition of Metanoia “Meta indicates transference, or...
by William Britten | Poems-Benedictions-Intentions |
For those sacred servants dwelling in the liminal space where old forms dissolve and new ones have not yet emerged Evening Benediction: The Liminal Space May you rest in the fertile darkness,where what was dissolvesand what will begathers in silence. May this space...
