17th Century Nun's Prayer
A Seventeenth-Century Nun’s Prayer Lord, Thou knowest better than I myself Know that I am growing older and Will some day be, old. Keep…
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Famous Old Tale
Reading the Mystics: A famous old tale I just made up! ……. The disciple complained to the master that it was too hard to read…
Quote from Thomas Merton
When in the Soul of the Serene Disciple by Thomas Merton When in the soul of the serene disciple With no…
Dorothee Soelle, Mysticism and Resistance
“In principle, mystical experiences are no different than those promised and celebrated in many religions. Mystical experiences are neither above nor below those heightened experiences…
Mystical Hope
Someone just gave me a book entitled, Mystical Hope. In it the author seeks to distinguish between hope based on outcomes such as changed circumstances…
Awakening
Awakening Many things keep us content with our small selves and block us from becoming all we can be. None, however, is more important…
Monks of New Skete
For many of us, love for creation deepens through the relationships we form with our pets, particularly our dogs. By their very nature and need,…
Cloud of Unknowing
A quote from The Cloud of Unknowing. With apologies for the lack of inclusive language. We have come a long way since the 14th century…
"How You Loved Me"
How You Loved Me a poem by Steve Garnaas-Holmes That without a word you sat with me in grief, me wounded and alone, robbed…
Kushner, Humility
Martin Buber teaches that humility, in classical Hasidism, is built around the notion that each person is unique and, therefore, precious. “In each person there…