For life transformation, “any conditions that are voluntarily embraced will be your teacher and will be the locus...
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Intentional Suffering
Intentional Suffering belongs to the spectrum of practices worldwide that cluster around letting be, letting go, deferring, releasing, bearing.
Eye of a Needle: Attention and Surrender
“To walk through that eye of a needle and come out on the other side, what we’re immediately released into is a...
Tonglen: Breathing Grace
“The practice of Tonglen, a healing practice that puts your heart where your mind is. Breathe in the pain … Breathe...
Vow of Poverty as Spiritual Foundation
“The vow of poverty is to live as much from the word which comes from the mouth of God as from the bread which enters...
Sacrifice
“Spiritual sacrifice means to make holy. Make holy means to make whole.” Cynthia Bourgeault Three Sacred Vows...
Benediction: Stand Still in the Light
A Wisdom poem from the teachings of Cynthia Bourgeault Benediction: Stand Still in the Light When you find yourself...
Stand Firm, Stand Still
“Stand firm, do not bend, is exactly what the tradition is talking about when they say surrender.” Cynthia Bourgeault...
Tension, Struggle, and the Law of Three
The Law of Three: from the primordial ground of arising to accepting the tensions of daily life. “Third force has its...
Wisdom Way of Service
In the Wisdom way of service, “there isn't a my will and thy will. There is only one will, which you join.” Cynthia...
Voluntary Suffering
Two Pillars of Conscious Work: Conscious Labor and Voluntary Suffering "The two pillars of the Gurdjieffian program...
Kenosis and Entropy
Entropy and Kenosis … how are these connected? Kenosis is a word related to letting go of something--becoming “poor in...
Making Moon
The Gurdjieff idea of Making Moon is an illustration of being steadfast. “Making Moon in myself is really about making...