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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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 are meditating on the revelation of the ground of being found in creation stories from various traditions. Today, the Hebrew Bible again. Yesterday we
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
Silence is everywhere if we are journeying deeply. Silence is elicited in all of the Four Paths that creation spirituality names as our deep spiritual
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,
In yesterday’s DM we considered how the darkness of our times may provide a kind of shamanistic rupture or breakthrough that can lead to a
Aquinas did know one very important dimension to the universe that modern peoples have easily forgotten—namely, that the facts of our home, the universe, are
The experience of the Divine is at the heart of spirituality and any effort to renew religion itself. Mystics undergo such experiences and attempt to
Meister Eckhart, upending centuries of neo-platonic tainted dualistic religious teaching, said simply, “nature is grace.” His brother Thomas Aquinas, said, “The greatness of the human
We are recounting the life and work of Emily Dickinson in light of the shaman archetype. First, she underwent a kind of rupture that resulted
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