Gospel of Thomas - The Contemplative Practice of Living from Good

Seeing the Good

“[A man] may act from Good, from seeing the good of acting so. This develops the internal man.” Maurice Nicoll...

Blessed are the poor. Surrender is a creative act and is an act of your inner strength. Cynthia Bourgeault The Paradox...

“The joy of good conscience is the accord between the moral rhythms of the lower self and the higher Self.”...

On chastity and being emotionally present: “The purifying of the emotional center corresponds directly with a monastic...

“God made you to be a precious cog in the wheel of enormous dynamism of compassion and mercy. You receive, you give.”...

"If you're yearning for God ... just pause right in the middle of that ache and feel it and understand it as the...

“Blissfulness is the state of the human being where spirit, soul and body are united in a comprehensive rhythm.” "What...

“Stand firm, do not bend, is exactly what the tradition is talking about when they say surrender.” Cynthia Bourgeault...

Exploring one of Plato’s four cardinal virtues: Wisdom, Courage, Temperance (sobriety or hygiene), and Justice. [The...

The Law of Three: from the primordial ground of arising to accepting the tensions of daily life. “Third force has its...

“It's very, very good to be a hanged man vis-a-vis a spiritual discernment, because the head is going to be the last...

"The states or stages of the soul corresponding to concentration, meditation and contemplation are those of...