Jesus’ profound teachings on the nature of spiritual blessedness and the qualities of those who inherit the Kingdom
"You really see this in the 'blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness'. Because as so many of those great parables say, the yearning that you have for the divine is already the yearning that the divine has for you." Cynthia Bourgeault "To exalt...
Blessed are the poor. Surrender is a creative act and is an act of your inner strength. Cynthia Bourgeault The Paradox of Active and Passive "The will is an active force; it is not naturally an organ of perception. In order for it to be able to perceive it should...
The Beatitudes: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. “The key to this fourth beatitude lies in understanding what the word righteousness means. To our post-Puritan, post-Victorian ears, righteousness is a synonym for...
The peacemakers scripture from the Beatitudes: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. The Foundation: Purity of Heart as Precursor "When your heart becomes pure, and one of the ways that your heart becomes pure is by working to domesticate...
The Beatitudes: Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. “The idea that a man can receive inner help or comfort by going against himself is not easy to grasp. Yet if there be a higher level from whence bliss proceeds with which communication...
The Beatitudes: Blessed Are the Meek, for they shall inherit the earth. "Now I will turn to the Sermon on the Mount. Amongst other things it says: Blessed are the poor in spirit—(those who do not identify) Blessed are the meek—(those who are not resentful) Blessed are...
The Beatitudes Explained by Cynthia Bourgeault and Maurice Nicoll: Pure in Heart. Singleness "This may well be the most important of all the Beatitudes. But what is purity of heart? In Wisdom teachings, purity means singleness, and the proper translation of this...
What does Blessed are the poor in spirit mean in terms of finding the place between opposites? “We must realize that we live on this planet between the Opposites. Our whole lives, ordinarily, are governed by the Law of the Pendulum. We all swing to and fro. When you...
"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 merciful, who shall receive mercy—mercy and exchange. “Our role, as most of the great teachings have talked about, is to perceive the divine mercy, the divine qualities, as they wish to come into form and enact them—things like generosity, peace, truth,...
Blessed are poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Good is the alchemical property resulting from struggle. It’s the quality of your Being that you offer up.” Cynthia Bourgeault, Encounter with Evil Wisdom School in Valle Crucis “The deep...
Have you ever thought how much your vanity and pride put you in the opposites? Blessed are the poor in spirit means not to identify with oneself. Maurice Nicoll p325 This Impression will focus on non-identifying as a means of isolating from life. Maurice Nicoll states...