by William Britten | Parables, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Maurice Nicoll |
“The roots of evil go deep down into the same bedrock as the roots of evolution. They grow like the tares and wheat, as the Bible says.” Cynthia Bourgeault Logion 57Yeshua says…God’s realm is like this:A farmer planted good seed in his field,but at...
by William Britten | Non-Identifying, Attention, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Mary Magdalene, Gospel of Thomas |
“The passions divide the heart. They render it incapable of reflecting the cosmic heart.” Cynthia Bourgeault Attachment to matter gives birth to passion without an Image of itself because it is drawn from that which is contrary to its higher nature. The result...
by William Britten | Wisdom Teachings, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Maurice Nicoll, Meditations on the Tarot |
Lectio Harmonia I offer the term ‘Lectio Harmonia’ to describe a contemplative practice of discovering resonance among Wisdom teachings. In Greek philosophy, Harmonia referred to the underlying order and unity of the cosmos—the patterns that connect apparently...
by William Britten | Kingdom of Heaven, Consciousness, Gospel of Thomas, Maurice Nicoll |
All those who have evolved have left memorials behind them in teachings, parables, and other directions for those still in prison on earth. These constitute the map and compass, the chart, the secret instructions for freedom in spirituality. The Nature of Our Prison...
by William Britten | Attention, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Meditations on the Tarot |
The paradox of spiritual discernment through sensation is at the heart of these teachings. What seems most material and worldly (our physical sensations) becomes a refined spiritual instrument. These passages reveal sensation as both ‘wound and healing’–both...
