Key teachings from this modern mystic on contemplative practice, the Wisdom tradition, and non-dual awareness.
"Sometimes, it takes the complete collapse of every outer paradigm for you to realize you've just touched the pearl of great price." Cynthia Bourgeault “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great...
"Presence is an energy, a spiritual substance, a very, very precious subtle substance. But we squander it." Becoming present as spiritual practice. The Energetic Reality of Presence "For me the fruit of my own struggles on this path for 40 years, is that the...
When we look on the universe with gratitude, a situation will shift in the direction of largeness and spaciousness. “Gratitude is one of the most powerful healing and transforming forces at our disposal. All you have to do to make a situation change is to flip the...
“The Gospel of Thomas reads like an incredible kind of Rorschach of your own spiritual journey. It's amazing.” Cynthia Bourgeault Discovery and Impact “Among all the astonishing documents accidentally—or fatefully—unearthed in 1945 near the desert village of Nag...
What is faith? Is there a deeper meaning of faith? Maurice Nicoll and Cynthia Bourgeault offer insight. “Faith is necessary to open a part of the mind not opened by the senses. To realize scale means to realize that there are different levels of meaning. Literal...
"The Fruits of the Spirit are all alchemical byproducts of conscious labor and intentional suffering." Cynthia Bourgeault The Calling of Human Beings "My own take, simply in a nutshell, is that what we human beings are called to produce in this planet are what have...
Balanced spiritual awareness through attention in the intellect, the emotions, and body sensation. “The foundation of my own understanding of Wisdom and Wisdom work is that it's not knowing more, it's knowing with more of you, more of your being engaged. That means...
The parable of the prodigal son is not about a young man who squanders his fortune. The Parable of the Prodigal Son: "There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father," `Father, give me the share of the property that comes to me.' "So he...
One of the Parables of Jesus, known as the Woman at the Well or the Woman of Samaria, with commentary from Maurice Nicoll and Cynthia Bourgeault. The Parable: Jesus, tired out with his journey, sat down by the well to rest. It was about noon.Presently there came a...
"Agape love is generated when craving is finally transformed into the willingness to surrender and give back." Cynthia Bourgeault Revolutionary Insight: Love is Not What We Think “My insight, that I haven’t been pried loose for in 20 years, is that agape love as we...
"Giving is receiving is the energetic frequency upon which our universe is aligned, and the pathway to spiritual abundance." Cynthia Bourgeault “In reality, the secret [of Jesus’ metaphysics] is simple. When the heart is aligned with its eternal image, abundance...
"Blessed are Poor in Spirit" illustrated by the constriction that accompanies spiritual growth. “For every new arising there is a cost to be paid.” Cynthia Bourgeault, Rockland, ME 4/2024 "Progress comes through the voluntary acceptance of constriction and...