Living from Good
Teachings on be presence from Cynthia Bourgeault and the Gospel of Thomas Morning Intention: Without Outcome The outcome is hidden.The day, unmade.Aim for the highest you can see—then open your hands.Come into beingas you pass away.Show up. Work.Stay here, in this...
Four elements of human harvest: faith, hope, love … and conscience. Elements of HarvestThe earth receives what is given, holding without knowing what stirs beneath the dark. Thirst is older than the rain. The body opens before the water comes. We have always been...
“John the Baptist represents the side of Truth—that is, the law, without its grace. Christ is the union of Truth with Good. Good is above Truth. All Truth must lead to good." Maurice Nicoll A Bridge Between Two Worlds “Jesus Christ could not come into another milieu...
Crafting a song in poetry, from whatever words and phrases arrive during Lectio Divina. Still Eye of BeholdingSee and perceive great wonders.Those who see the sundo not become the sun.See the everlasting reality —become like it.If you know the Breath,you are the...
Circles and Spirals: “Providence sees to it that the circles formed by the serpent are not entirely closed, and that the series of its circles is changed into a series of as many spirals.” Tomberg The Nature of Spirals: Growth in Two Dimensions "The so-called...
Teachings from the Gospels of Thomas and Philip on ripening and coming into being. Here for RipeningThere is a season of unripe fruit. Unclarified, unfinished, still incoherent.After the tilling, the sowing, the waiting,harvest comes.We are here for ripeningWhat...
Good night blessings for a gentle fragrance of remembering. May the hush of night deepen the glimmer already stirring in your souls—that light which asks only for presence.May you hold the world of “common sense” lightly in your palm,and with your other hand, reach...
For life transformation, “any conditions that are voluntarily embraced will be your teacher and will be the locus where you do your conscious labor. So that's very, very important” Cynthia Bourgeault The Ego and the Spiritual Journey "I just wonder if you have any...
Continual awareness of the inexplicable mysteries of life is one of the signs of Magnetic Center. The Nature of Magnetic Center "The magnetic center in a man means his power of distinguishing between influences which are life influences and created within the sphere...
“To walk through that eye of a needle and come out on the other side, what we’re immediately released into is a freedom to do the right thing, to follow conscience.” Cynthia Bourgeault Psychological Richness as Barrier “A person who believes in himself, in his virtue...
An evening benediction on poverty in spirit from the teachings of Cynthia Bourgeault Richness of Poverty in Spirit May you settle tonight into the quiet borders of your own being, receiving your finitude as the veil that holds the paradise you seek.May you trust that...