@Skeptic_George @thewritertype @NonNun2 That's a very fair assessment and a very good cartoon. Religion, the sages say, produces the best and the worst people. 'Religion'? 'Best'? Words. Paul, I was endeavoring to further that question when I approached the Christian master, Cynthia Bougeault. Her answer? Much love.
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Copy of quote tweet: Nick Routledge · “If we are fully present at the moment when we read such a narrative, we ourselves experience the liberating power of this awakening.” - Cynthia Bourgeault Quote Tweet Center for Action and Contemplation · Only in “the cave of the heart,” as the mystics call it, do we connect with direct knowingness. And only out of this direct knowingness is sovereignty born, one’s own inner authority. Cynthia Bourgeault joins @RichardRohrOFM in today's #DailyMeditation ow.ly/fiZc30rr1en
1/ I once asked the Christian master, Cynthia Bourgeault, what she believes distinguishes the contemplative experience in fundamentally ‘prophetic’ dispensations, such as Christianity, from that of ‘non-prophetic’ traditions, such as Buddhism. “I don't know," she humbly offered.
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