If you learn to practice conscious presence, you will practice conscious love. The two are completely bound. You can't do one without the other. Cynthia Bourgeault “Conscious love transforms, it nurtures, it calls people into being. Something blossoms in it, and it...
Being present is to put the attention in the now. Essential Nature of Presence "The essence of the spiritual process is sustaining presence. Presence is our essential Self. It is a space to be filled by the qualities of Spirit—qualities such as love, generosity,...
This Impression is about Unity and differentiation, the whole and the parts, the ocean and the drop, the dance and the dancer, the body and the cells, the individual and the Common Good—life and purpose. The Mystical Vision of Paradox "With respect to all the...
Finding a center of gravity within: how to know your True Self, or Essence. “The center of gravity is the seat of unity.” Jeanne de Salzmann, The Reality of Being, p130 “By the force of my attention actively turned inward, the movement of energy changes. Instead...
Life, coming in as impressions, must be transformed. This state of consciousness leads to thinking and understanding in a new way. “In this system of teaching, man is regarded as a three-story factory, taking in three foods—ordinary food on the lower floor of the...
The Divine Exchange, represented by the icon of perichoresis, the essence of the Trinity. The Heart of Jesus' Vision "The heart of what Jesus was about, his vision, his way of being in the world, has something to do with exchange." Cynthia Bourgeault, The Divine...
Blessed are merciful, who shall receive mercy—mercy and exchange. “Our role, as most of the great teachings have talked about, is to perceive the divine mercy, the divine qualities, as they wish to come into form and enact them—things like generosity, peace, truth,...
The level above Man is called the Kingdom of Heaven or Kingdom of God in the Gospels. It has many other names in different writings. In the Gospels, it is said that the Kingdom of Heaven is within. Jesus's Central Teaching "Jesus said, I have come that you may have...
Maurice Nicoll talks of spiritual awakening levels and change of Being. “Being is the presence in a person, however fleeting, of Second Body.” Cynthia Bourgeault The Fundamental Work “The whole of this work is about a change of being—that is, a change of the level of...
There are so many references to the Light of Consciousness in Maurice Nicoll's teachings that it must be of key importance. Only the Light Can Cure You "The Work begins with self-observation. If you cannot observe a thing in yourself you cannot change it. Always...
Two Pillars of Conscious Work: Conscious Labor and Voluntary Suffering "The two pillars of the Gurdjieffian program for conscious transformation and conscious participation are Conscious Labor and Intentional or Voluntary Suffering." Cynthia Bourgeault, Claymont 2019...