The domain of Holy fools who listen and talk to God in the now. The mystic, takes a constant mingle with the divine and thus becomes ever-more human in solidarity with all. It’s all about awareness of the potential for heaven on earth in the present . This is the ultimate mystical vision, intensely practical and requiring affirmative action. It’s a doing thing! Not just a vision thing.
Finding the Presence of God The most holy and necessary practice in our spiritual life is the presence of God. — Brother Lawrence We might refer to this age-old mystic mantra in our time as God-consciousness, awakened life, spiritual awareness, mindfulness, or the like. As I write these few lines, I can hear birds just […]
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A Mystic Man in Rags An old man dressed in rags, thought to be a street beggar, lays seriously injured beside a tram track in Barcelona on 7 June 1926. Given his perceived lowly status, most folks initially give the unconscious body a wide berth. Eventually some kind souls come to his aid and the
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God-sufficiency not self-sufficiency, Rebellion is a must Few things run more counter to the constant craving of my ego-self than personal powerlessness. Yet in my experience, nothing brings me more deep inner peace than letting go of power and control. It is the price that must be paid if I want to live a life
The pace of grace is a slow horse race Despite my various efforts each day, to live a life conformed to God’s code of radically inclusive love. I still experience the ravages of my ever-active ego. I am not free entirely from what a famous sober booze hound called Bill Wilson described as the bondage