Sayings of the Gospel of Thomas. Jesus’s direct teachings on recognizing the divine within.
Teachings from the Gospels of Thomas and Philip on ripening and coming into being. Threshold of Ripening “It is necessary to work, and to allow growth; to think, and to await the growth and ripening of thought; and that it is necessary for the magical word to be...
Good night blessings for a gentle fragrance of remembering. May the hush of night deepen the glimmer already stirring in your souls—that light which asks only for presence.May you hold the world of “common sense” lightly in your palm,and with your other hand, reach...
For life transformation, “any conditions that are voluntarily embraced will be your teacher and will be the locus where you do your conscious labor. So that's very, very important” Cynthia Bourgeault The Ego and the Spiritual Journey "I just wonder if you have any...
Continual awareness of the inexplicable mysteries of life is one of the signs of Magnetic Center. The Nature of Magnetic Center "The magnetic center in a man means his power of distinguishing between influences which are life influences and created within the sphere...
“To walk through that eye of a needle and come out on the other side, what we’re immediately released into is a freedom to do the right thing, to follow conscience.” Cynthia Bourgeault Psychological Richness as Barrier “A person who believes in himself, in his virtue...
“Stay present in the moment. Let your feet and your breath and your willingness return you to the moment. And remember that it's at the moment of return that the real spiritual work is done." Cynthia Bourgeault The Portal of Awakening "What they call the unitive or...
In Jesus you see a heart centered approach emerging in his teaching. The marriage of heaven and earth in the ground of the heart. The living colors of the rainbow that appear in the sky … we see unity in diversity An Intermediary Zone “Doubt is more than a...
Our heart is really the spiritual vessel in us that mediates between our finite being and the infinite that loves us. Cynthia Bourgeault The Call to Inner Selection "You have not begun to select—to separate—to throw away the bad and put the good into vessels. If you...
The Gospel of Philip carries a teaching so old: that death entered the world through separation, and that the wound at the origin of things heals only through union. Philip calls it the bridal chamber. Voices circling from different centuries, different forms,...
“It is said: ’Forgive us of our debts as we forgive our debtors.’ Feeling you are owed, feeling debts, stops everything. You hold back yourself and you hold back the other person.” Maurice Nicoll The Spiritual Balance of Forgiveness "It is the balance whose one scale...
A harmonic Impression on spiritual surrender to Divine permeation. Yeshua says...Whoever drinks what flows from my mouthwill come to be as I amand I also will come to be as they are,so that what is hidden will become manifest.Logion 108, Bauman Divine Permeation...
“The practice of Tonglen, a healing practice that puts your heart where your mind is. Breathe in the pain … Breathe out blessing.” Cynthia Bourgeault The Given Gift “Air is necessary in order to breathe and to live. Is not the air which surrounds us a perfect...