by William Britten | Kingdom of Heaven, Gospel of Thomas, Maurice Nicoll, Parables |
“We are coming into a new aeon, a new age. Aeons lasts about two thousand years and then its truth wears out. Then it is necessary to find new truth whereby to live, with new meaning, because the old meanings no longer conduct any force.” Maurice Nicoll...
by William Britten | Consciousness, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Meditations on the Tarot, Non-Identifying, Wisdom Teachings |
He who aspires to authentic spiritual experience never confounds the intensity of the experience with the truth that is revealed. The Nature of True Spiritual Experience “An important rule of ‘spiritual hygiene,’ namely, that he who aspires to...
by William Britten | Conscience, Being, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Meditations on the Tarot |
“The Quakers taught a practice of welcoming that inner light of conscience when it entered, standing still in it, submitting to it.” The Nature of Conscience as Inner Light “Direct communication between intelligence and wisdom is, truth to tell, only the...
by William Britten | Wisdom Teachings, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Meditations on the Tarot |
Ora et Labora … no transformation without washed dishes! Ora et Labora: The Benedictine Foundation “It is humility alone, due to poverty, obedience and chastity—the three universal and eternal vows which renders us ‘inspirable’. It cannot be...
by William Britten | Being, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Meditations on the Tarot, Non-Identifying |
The more that you have a truly humble spirit in the old monastic sense, the more you become free. “It’s the gentle laying down of self, the humble work, the not asking for visions, the not asking for illuminations, not even caring if anybody notices that you...
