The Gurdjieffian cosmic principle of mutual nourishment between different levels of reality.
“In the Lords Prayer there are innumerable ideas. Each phrase has inner octaves." Maurice Nicoll Sacred Gestures of Exchange “Many people have observed that when you say the Lord’s Prayer you look at how exchange is so much a part of it. This becomes particularly...
“Feel the impact of your finitude, not as your ego having failed, but just the sense that you are the veil that hides the paradise you seek.” Cynthia Bourgeault The Divine Instrument "This wonderful, wonderful metaphor in number 27 [from Forty Questions of the Soul],...
Giving is Receiving, from the teachings of Cynthia Bourgeault May I wake to the great exchange,the mercy that circulatesas a field of giving and receiving.Origin made visible.May I remember todaythat grace falls like dewwhile my conscious labor rises—the loop...
“Every breath you take is the breath of God.” Cynthia Bourgeault quoting Father Theophane, The Wisdom Jesus, p 162. Cosmic Dialysis Through Breathing “The willingness to breathe in the pain of all creation either specifically or generally and breathe out blessing, yes...
"There is something in the heart of Divine purpose that impels it to manifest outwardly, to recognize its own wholeness. All part of the revelation of the divine immense formlessness coming into form." Cynthia Bourgeault The Divine Imperative to Manifest "There is...
“Real miracles are brought about by attracting the laws of a higher world to act in a lower world." Maurice Nicoll Miracles as Divine-Human Collaboration "Miracles are fruits of the union of the whole, concentrated human being with cosmic truth, beauty and...
from the teachings on perichoresis of Cynthia Bourgeault May you rest knowingyou moved todaywithin the Great Dance—both the dance itselfand the one who danced.May your steps,clumsy or sure,sound their notein the eternal pattern.May you trustthe force that danced youis...
“God made you to be a precious cog in the wheel of enormous dynamism of compassion and mercy. You receive, you give.” Cynthia Bourgeault The Essential Nature of Compassion “The demand for compassion remains unbroken throughout the realms. But if your heart has no...
"If you're yearning for God ... just pause right in the middle of that ache and feel it and understand it as the innate language of the divine love for you." Cynthia Bourgeault Yearning as Divine Reciprocity "As we enter the path of transformation, the most valuable...
Benediction drawing from the ancient understanding of mercy as sacred commerce between the finite and the infinite. The Great Exchange May you rest knowing each breath tonightis gift flowing toward you,each exhale your offering backto the source of all being. May you...
Exploring one of Plato’s four cardinal virtues: Wisdom, Courage, Temperance (sobriety or hygiene), and Justice. [The image: The higher vessel exchanging with the lower, or perhaps the reverse—an unbroken circuit of transformation. Gurdjieff might call it a depiction...
“It’s not the nature of the Divine providence to lay on us more than we're really willing to bear. You won't be able to hear what you're not yet able to live.” Cynthia Bourgeault The Nature of Revelation "No real truth in the world has ever been revealed apart from...