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On Meditating and Arriving at our Buddha (or Christ) Nature
Continuing our discussion of the “C” of Contemplation, we are listening again to Buddhist teacher Lama Tsomo. Inside the curl of the wave. Photo by Joshua Dewey on Unsplash We are in our true selves,...
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Merton (and Eckhart) on Contemplation
We are exploring the foundational question: What does it mean to be human? We are drawing from the “10 C’s” to learn what they tell us about being human. We are currently dealing with the “C” called...
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Eckhart & Merton on Silence and Contemplation – Cont.
In Contemplation, one dares the dark. One enters into silence and darkness. Eckhart is famous for celebrating the Apophatic Divinity, the God of “superessential darkness who has no name and will...
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Thich Nhat Hanh on Meditation, Contemplation
The goal of meditation is to see reality as it is in all its clarity, radiance and truth. Jesus taught that “the kingdom/queendom of God is among us and within us.” Blocking advancement of riot...
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Buddhist Teachers on Contemplation/Meditation
The Buddha taught this about meditation: Any feeling whatsoever–past, future or present, internal or external; blatant or subtle, common or sublime, far or near; every feeling—is to be seen as it...
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Hinduism and Taoism on Contemplation and Meditation
Contemplation and meditation are a universal phenomenon. We see them taught and encouraged in spiritual traditions the world over. Clearly slowing down and being fully present, making silence and...
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Taoism and Meister Eckhart on Contemplation and Meditation
The Tao te Ching advises letting be and promises a return to our origins when it counsels: Chapter 28 of the Tao te Ching, “Embracing the World As It Is,” translated by J.H. McDonald. Uploaded to...
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Tasting Nothingness in Contemplation/Meditation
Meditation often leads one to a place of tasting nothingness. When I was seventeen years old and in my first year of college, I had this powerful experience during our daily meditation practice that...
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Bede Griffith on the Search for Intuition & the Divine Feminine
Bede feels that we are especially out of balance in the West insofar as we are out of touch with intuition and the Divine Feminine. He believes that the East has much to teach us about that dimension...
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Thomas Merton on Repose, Silence and Advent
Today, December 10, is the anniversary of Thomas Merton’s entering the monastery in 1940 and also the 54th anniversary of his untimely death. The Martyrdom of Thomas Merton by David Martin and Hugh...
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