Key teachings from this modern mystic on contemplative practice, the Wisdom tradition, and non-dual awareness.
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...
If you learn to practice conscious presence, you will practice conscious love. The two are completely bound. You can't do one without the other. Cynthia Bourgeault “Conscious love transforms, it nurtures, it calls people into being. Something blossoms in it, and it...
Being present is to put the attention in the now. Essential Nature of Presence "The essence of the spiritual process is sustaining presence. Presence is our essential Self. It is a space to be filled by the qualities of Spirit—qualities such as love, generosity,...
This Impression is about Unity and differentiation, the whole and the parts, the ocean and the drop, the dance and the dancer, the body and the cells, the individual and the Common Good—life and purpose. The Mystical Vision of Paradox "With respect to all the...
The Divine Exchange, represented by the icon of perichoresis, the essence of the Trinity. The Heart of Jesus' Vision "The heart of what Jesus was about, his vision, his way of being in the world, has something to do with exchange." Cynthia Bourgeault, The Divine...