10 spiritually transmitted diseases Written by Edmunds on January 3, 2014 http://ayahuascaprajna.com/2014/01/03/10-spiritually-transmitted-diseases/ The following 10 categorizations are not intended to be definitive but are offered as a tool for becoming aware of some of the most common spiritually transmitted diseases. 1. Fast-Food Spirituality: Mix spirituality with a culture that...
Mindfulness, Meditation, Contemplation
Abundance – Hiroshima Day
Hiroshima Day Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditations “How can I be more holy?” We don’t have to make ourselves holy. We already are, and we just don’t know it yet. In Christian terminology this inherent holiness is called the Divine Indwelling or the gift of the Holy Spirit. The awakening...
The Importance of Listening
We don’t teach meditation to the young monks. They are not ready for it until they stop slamming doors. Thich Nhat Hanh to Thomas Merton in 1966
No desires, no goal, no seeking …
Why We Shout in Anger
A Hindu saint who was visiting the River Ganges to take bath, found a group of family members on the banks shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his disciples smiled and asked, “Why do people in anger shout at each other?” His disciples thought for a...
Deep Silence
“Deep silence leads us to suspect that, in the first place, prayer is acceptance. A person who prays is a person standing with their hands open to the world. They know that God will choose to be revealed in the nature which surrounds them, in the people they meet,...
Obaudire
From; The Gift of Saint Benedict, by Verna A. Holyhead SGS and Lynne Muir. John Garrett Publishing, Victoria, Australia. 2002. Pp. 32-33 In contemporary life we may seem to spend much of our time listening, but often this may only take us across the threshold of ‘auditory over-load’ into...
Intention: faith or science?
Intentionality & The Field of God’s Love Firstly let us consider the nature and exploration of the science of Intention. Secondly let us consider particular intentions being held in the Field of God’s Love – that is to say intentions being held in prayer. Physics names and explores empirically what we know by faith...
Desert Wisdom
Sayings of the Desert Fathers Introduced by Henri J.M. Nouwen. Translation and art by Yushi Nomura, Orbis Books, New York, 2001 p. xii Yushi also knew that the Christian monk in Egypt and the Buddhist monk in...
Set Pools of Silence
“Incarnate Word, in whom all nature lives, Cast flame upon the earth: raise up contemplatives among us, men who walk within the fire of ceaseless prayer impetuous desire. Set pools of silence in this thirsty land” James McAuley 1917 – 1976 © Copyright Norma McAuley
Contemplation: the Axis Mundi
Father Teilhard de Chardin speaks in his book The Divine Milieu of a nun praying in a chapel in a desert place and, as she prays, all the forces of the universe seem to reorganize themselves in keeping with the desire of that tiny praying figure and the axis...
Jung on the Shadow: Broadening of Consciousness
Carl Jung said that “the Shadow is the person that we’d rather not be.” He explains that the Shadow is the side of our personality which we do not consciously display in public. It may have positive or negative qualities. If it remains unconscious, the Shadow is often projected...
Mindfulness of Heart – Douglas Park, 2013
Mindfulness of Heart St. Mary’s Towers Retreat Centre, Douglas Park NSW The popular practice of Mindfulness explored in the context of a Spirituality of the Heart offering fresh perspective and living informed by a deeper wisdom. This 6-day guided retreat was held Monday 22nd – Sunday 28th April 2013,...
Mindfulness Prayer Day and Seminars – Heart of Life, 2013
Prayer Day – “Mindfulness and Meditation” Saturday 26th March, 2013 – 10am to 3.30pm Facilitated by Chris Chaplin msc —————————————- Seminars – “Mindfulness and Meditation” Five Wednesdays – February 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2013 While there were five Thursdays and participants benefited from all five, each day had...
Radiant Beauty
After recently seeing the film Life of Pi, the scene of Pi in awe at the fluorescent ocean (image left), found its way into my breath meditation. The following poem, expresses my experience. Intense lazer pain in joint between fourth and fifth fingers within the hand. Sit up moving...
Understanding a Spiritual Crisis
by Gord Riddell and Kathy Ryndak The process of spiritual awakening is most often an uncomfortable and painful event. While many people may have an interest in the spiritual realms and in the history of world religions and spirituality true spiritual awakening is usually precipitated by an event in an...
Seminars – Heart of Life, 2012
Story Telling and Visual Images in Spiritual Direction June 25 – 29: An opportunity to work with an esteemed mentor presented itself to me in June when I joined Peter Malone msc to co-facilitate a week-long program of Professional & Personal Development for Spiritual Directors. The five-day intensive for practising...
The Slow Movement
Time to Usher Out the Fast and the Furious by Rob Moodie The Age – National Times. Opinion. January 2, 2010 THE more information we seek, the more unwanted information we receive. The quicker emails are answered, the quicker a response comes shooting back, leaving the inbox just as...
The Practice of Meditation
During his days at the Ashram, St. Mary’s Towers, Douglas Park, Fr. Vyn Bailey msc guided many of us on the path of meditation practice. The following is some his teaching. From devotedness to God comes perfection of contemplation Perfection comes only gradually. Lifestyles change only by degrees. If...
Living Life Deliberately
Mindfulness takes awareness into the whole of life. The goal of mindfulness is living life deliberately in the Presence of God, and not “sleepwalking” throughout life. God is always with us, but we can’t be aware of God’s Presence in this moment without mindfulness of this moment. Mindfulness makes...