Daily Exploration for March 18, 2016
WE ARE EXPLORING THE PRACTICE OF SILENCE
WE ARE EXPLORING THE PRACTICE OF SILENCE
+ Somewhere in those depths of silence I came upon my first experiences of God as a loving presence that was always near, and prayer as a simple trust in that presence.
-- Cynthia
Bourgeault in Centering Prayer and Inner
Awakening
+ Cynthia Bourgeault offers plenty of practical wisdom on
the practice of Centering Prayer along with great insights into the Wisdom
emphasis of Early Christianity which is now being recovered through her efforts and the efforts of many
others. They are finding that the
mystical approach is central to what Jesus taught and to what his first
followers practiced and taught. Here are
a few more quotes from Cynthia Bourgeault to whet your appetite:
“Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus.”
(Philippians 2:5) The words call us up
short as to what we are actually supposed to be doing on this path: not just
admiring Jesus, but acquiring his consciousness. -- Cynthia Bourgeault in The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and
Mind
As we actually
taste the flavor of what he's teaching, we begin to see that it's not proverbs
for daily living, or ways of being virtuous. He's proposing a total meltdown
and recasting of human consciousness, bursting through the tiny acorn-selfhood
that we arrived on the planet with into the oak tree of our fully realized
personhood. He pushes us toward it, teases us, taunts us, encourages us, and ultimately
walks us there. -- Cynthia Bourgeault in The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind
+ Spirituality&Practice offers
many resources on the
Spiritual Practice of Silence and a wonderful photo
and quotes gallery.
+ I have work to do on my Discernment page. Maybe you can help. Send an email with the subject “Discernment” to John@abundancetrek.com.
+ I have work to do on my Discernment page. Maybe you can help. Send an email with the subject “Discernment” to John@abundancetrek.com.
+ You can always find a link to any of the
Spiritual Explorations posts by going to http://abundancetrek.com/sepostsaccess.html
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