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True spirituality begins where the Bible begins—with the universe, with creation, with all that exists. Not with the human alone but within a larger context.
Unlike modern European philosophers, says Dr. Marimba Ani, the African world view is not ill at ease with the concept of “soul.” Indeed, …soul is
The so-called Christianity of slave times and places was living out a profound lie. It was a religion of oppression, moral blindness and denial. It
In the African tradition, the appropriate response to our union with sacred creation is to celebrate it through music, ritual, poetry, dance. Dona Marimba Richards
We have been considering creation stories from the Bible, Hindu, Buddhist and Celtic sources, the latter embellished richly by the Catholic, Celtic monk Thomas Merton.
The sun and the light it bestows are especially honored in the Celtic world. Bard and theologian John O’Donohue informs us that among the Celts
Having meditated with Thomas Merton the last three days, it seems appropriate to consider Celtic consciousness and the Ground of being. Why? Because Merton was
Catholic monk Thomas Merton declared that every non two-legged creature is a saint. Furthermore, …every plant that stands in the light of the sun is a
Merton speaks out on the importance of the “act of Being.” In 1968, shortly before he died, he wrote: Afflicted as I am with an
We have been meditating on the experience of the “ground of being” which Thich Naht Hanh says is his favorite name for God. His close
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