And I as well. Twenty years ago, in the wee hours of the morning, alone, after several days of being homeless, broke, out of alcohol and drugs, and rejected by...
That path is for your steps alone. There is not a 'one size fits all' way of finding it. I think that too much dependence is place on outer authority....
David: agreed. And we don't need to be 60 and retired to realize it, either. I can chop wood at work. It was a wonderful revelation...:). D On Fri, Nov 6, 2009...
Thank you for this post but I am not so sure that the author is accurate here. He has taken this and made it a psychological experience and has equated it...
This sounds much more like the Dark Night of the Soul than the article did. Again, I cannot say who has had or not had this experience. Who am I to judge?...
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I feel at home in the universe rather than alienated. I have come to understand that Christianity is much more than the storybook super hero God...
The Dark Night of the Soul by Paul Levy Many people who come to see me in my private practice are going through what Jung would call "the Night Sea Journey"...
Being in recovery myself, I can totally relate to this Darrell. ... From: Darrell King <DarrellGKing@...> To: christian-buddhist@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Paul Tillich and Augustine are nice reads to off-set a very particular way to view Christianity. I would also suggest reading the Mystics like Meister...
OPEN LETTER TO ALL FROM AJAHN BRAHM ON THE EXCOMMUNICATION BY WAT PAH PONG A Theravada Bhikkhuni Ordination was held in Perth on Thursday 22nd October. The...
Why Ajahn Brahmavamso was excluded from the Wat Pa Phong Sangha? The Buddhist Channel, Nov 5, 2009 The following is a statement from Wat Pa Nanachat,...
Many thanks to all who have posted on this thread. Â Years ago, I would pick up a book by Merton and would not quite understand him but always felt drawn to...
Thank you very much Kevin! It is very important different views on this profound subject. We really can't be reductionist in any way. I am not a theologian,...
Hi, Notes on Hesychasm Read it: http://www.jeanyvesleloup.com/ag/texte.php?type_txt=0&ref_txt=100 I like Jean-Yves Leloup writings very much. In the Dharma, ...
Yara, What a wonderful reading. From it, it is not hard to see the profound similarities between Buddhist and Christian Meditative spiritual purposes. ...
Teresa of Avila - The Book of My Life by Mirabai Starr "Teresa of Avila had that mysterious quality the Spanish call duende, which is characteristic of...
Yara: I think we are saying the same. I am arguing for a holistic read and NOT just psychology while the article you posted seemed to be arguing for ONLY...
Dave: If this was your first time reading something like this in the Christian context, then I suggest you read more of the Christian mystics and the early...