“The roots of evil go deep down into the same bedrock as the roots of evolution. They grow like the tares and wheat,...
Parable of the Tares
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Gospel of Thomas
Sayings of the Gospel of Thomas. Jesus’s direct teachings on recognizing the divine within.
The Passions
"The passions divide the heart. They render it incapable of reflecting the cosmic heart.” Cynthia Bourgeault...
Lectio Harmonia
Lectio Harmonia I offer the term ‘Lectio Harmonia’ to describe a contemplative practice of discovering resonance among...
Prison or Freedom
All those who have evolved have left memorials behind them in teachings, parables, and other directions for those...
Spiritual Discernment through Sensation
The paradox of spiritual discernment through sensation is at the heart of these teachings. What seems most material...
Silence Into Presence
“Contemplation happens when silence morphs into presence.” Thomas Keating The Nature of Silence as Presence "Silence...
Identification
"Identifying is the greatest enemy that we have to overcome. It is through being always identified that we are kept...
Consciousness
"The long arc of evolution bends toward human consciousness." Cynthia Bourgeault The Nature of Consciousness...
Troubling the Water
Braiding Three Strands of Troubling the Water: a Chant, a Miracle, and a Logion "♪ ♪ The wellsprings of life are...
Hermetic Principle of Cooperation
The Hermetic Principle of Cooperation exists in the cooperation of flowering plants and bees, in the cooperation of...
The ‘Both And’ Paradox
The ‘both and’ paradox of nondualism: “The capacity to bear paradox without the need to immediately resolve it is an...
Spiritual Freedom
You can reach a stage in which you begin to have a feeling of freedom from your moods, your emotions, and your...