Thomas Merton and the “Act of Being”
Matthew Fox
June 22, 2021
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
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Thomas Merton and the “Ground of Being”
Matthew Fox
June 21, 2021
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
Buddhism and the Wonder of Creation
Matthew Fox
June 19, 2021
Thich Nhat Hanh reminds us what it is we are looking at when we look deeply at just one flower. When we look into the
Touching the Ground of Being in Creation Stories, continued
Matthew Fox
June 17, 2021
We are meditating on the revelation of the ground of being found in creation stories from various traditions. Today, the Hebrew Bible again. Yesterday we
Touching the Ground of Being Undergirding Creation
Matthew Fox
June 16, 2021
For the next few DMs, we will be sharing some creation stories from various traditions. Thich Nhat Hanh says that if we fail to penetrate
Darkness, Depth and Silence
Matthew Fox
June 14, 2021
We have been considering how the term “ground” implies darkness and depth. Whether we are speaking of the human soul, the depths of the earth,
Creation: Our Common Ground of Being and Joy
Matthew Fox
June 8, 2021
Creation and its sacredness bind us together. To meditate on creation reminds us of our common ground which is a holy ground. “Just to be
Shamanism and the Future of Politics and Religion and Shamanism
Matthew Fox
June 6, 2021
We are meditating on the state of mother earth and our democracy in the broader context of the wonders and gifts of Earth and of
Sacred Creation, Democracy, and Unsacred Politics
Matthew Fox
June 5, 2021
Some may wonder why we are meditating on creation and its sacredness when the very foundations of our democracy are burning to the ground in
How Creation Stories Bind Our Species Together
Matthew Fox
June 4, 2021
Can creation and its threatened demise as manifested in climate change bring humans together again? Can Cosmology and the goodness of creation named in Genesis
