
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
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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

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

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

Continuing our discussion of the “C” of Contemplation, we are listening again to Buddhist teacher Lama Tsomo. We are in our true selves, this ocean

We ended our previous DM with an amazing teaching from Meister Eckhart that sounds radically Buddhist about letting go of all images. It seems appropriate,

Eckhart admonishes us to “quit flapping your gums about God.” Rather, learn to speak from “the inner wealth of silence….Be silent and let God work

While Eckhart extols our powers of contemplation and repose, he does not do so at the expense of creative and prophetic action. Rather, he sees

Eckhart continues his teaching on repose which he derives from the Book of Sirach in the Bible: “In all things I sought rest.” (Si 24:11)

We are posing the question: “What does it mean to be human?” and we are considering the “10 C’s” for the answers they give us.

Continuing our discussion on contemplation, we are drawing from the dialogs between Adam Bucko and myself in our book, Occupy Spirituality: A Radical Vision for
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