
Spark of the Soul as Cosmic Christ in Merton & Eckhart
Merton talks about Eckhart’s “Christian doctrine of creation” in which he recognizes that the distinction between Creator and creature does not have the last word. “A
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Merton talks about Eckhart’s “Christian doctrine of creation” in which he recognizes that the distinction between Creator and creature does not have the last word. “A

The experience of Nothingness can happen alongside the experience of the divine spark. The Via Positiva and Negativa often dance side by side. The darkness of

Clearly, in our recent daily meditations, Eckhart is urging us to become the light, the light of Christ, the light of God, the light of

We are following Eckhart as he attempts to name the ineffable depths and actions of our souls. Indeed, he warns us that no one can

We have been meditating on how the seventh chakra is all about community, including our relationship to light beings such as allies trying to live

Speaking of the seventh chakra is to speak about light and community and allies. Let me say that I am impressed by the community building

In a recent DM, we celebrated the Via Positiva and the Via Creativa and the role that the artist (and that means all of us)

In his book, Conjectures from a Guilty Bystander, Merton offers this testimony to wonder and awe. I stepped out of the north wing of the monastery and

In yesterday’s Daily Meditation, we heard Meister Eckhart speak about the word that each and every creature is. The Logos or the word of God. The Christ, therefore. The Cosmic

Meister Eckhart talks about letting go of our intellect and entering into a “transformed knowledge” that includes an “unknowing.” Does this mirror Otto Rank’s invitation to
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