Wisdom from this gnostic text revealing Mary’s profound spiritual understanding.
"The passions divide the heart. They render it incapable of reflecting the cosmic heart.” Cynthia Bourgeault Attachment to matter gives birth to passion without an Image of itself because it is drawn from that which is contrary to its higher nature. The result is that...
“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....
Origin of God and origin of consciousness: God desired to be known and to be reflected by manifestation. “The Good has come among you pursuing its own essence within nature in order to reunite everything to its Origin.” Gospel of Mary Magdalene “Our role, as most of...
“Wholeness means the integration of the masculine and feminine within you so that you transcend and embrace the opposites." Cynthia Bourgeault “When you realize that the two are one, and that each of us in our own minute particularity is living the archetypal story,...
"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...
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,...
Spiritual heart, eye of the heart, as the gateway to higher realms. “Attachment to matter gives birth to passion without an Image of itself because it is drawn from that which is contrary to its higher nature. The result is that confusion and disturbance...
From The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, Dialogue 1. The parts in bold address the nature of sin. ”Tell us about matter. Will it survive or not?” The Savior answered: “All of nature with its forms and creatures exist together and are interwoven with each other. They...
Thoughts on materialism and spirituality from the "Mary Gospel." From the Gospel of Mary Magdalene: Dialogue One. The parts in bold relate specifically to the topic of attachment to matter. "Tell us about matter. Will it survive or not?" The Savior answered:"All of...