by William Britten | Parables, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Maurice Nicoll |
Logion 8, the parable of the net full of small fishes, and hidden among these is one large, exceptional fish. A ‘B influence’ is the large, exceptional fish. “A influences are created by life. They arise within the life of mechanical humanity from the interests of...
by William Britten | Being, Cynthia Bourgeault, Essence, Gospel of Thomas, Maurice Nicoll, Meditations on the Tarot |
Spiritual intuition results from the intimate and profound alliance of intelligence and spontaneous wisdom. “Time, all our times, are contained in something bigger—a space. The fullness of time becomes space, a vast, gentle wideness in which all possible outcomes, all...
by William Britten | Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Mary Magdalene, Quotes |
“The head will never get the motions that the body gets naturally. Surrender, obedience, attention. You can’t do equanimity in your head!” Cynthia Bourgeault “Equanimity might sound like serenity. And so what’s the difference? Serenity is the non-reactive heart....
by William Britten | Kingdom of Heaven, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Maurice Nicoll, Self-Remembering |
“Whenever we remember ourselves in the mechanical sense by remembering our miseries and suffering, we are like Lot’s wife.” Maurice Nicoll ”No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God.” (Luke IX,...
by William Britten | Non-Identifying, Attention, Consciousness, Cynthia Bourgeault, Eye of the Heart, Gospel of Thomas |
“Attention in the heart, in the great tradition of Orthodox Hesychasm, praying from the heart.” Cynthia Bourgeault. “The unique characteristics of Centering Prayer, which can be felt as a distinct shift, a distinct, subtle, energetic transformation, I relate that...
