From the Bottom Up

Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditations help us rediscover Christianity’s essential, contemplative foundations and rebuild our spirituality “From the Bottom Up.” These messages are for Christians and spiritual seekers of any (or no) tradition!

Drawing from his own Franciscan heritage, as well as wisdom teachers from other religions, Fr. Richard reframes neglected or misunderstood teachings to reveal the basic pattern of reality: God as loving relationship. From this nondual awareness, we can act in ways of compassion and healing for the world.

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Fr. Richard dives deep in 1-3 week segments (see the 2017 outline below). Every Saturday includes a summary of the previous week’s meditations and an invitation to contemplative practice. “Gateway to Silence” (at the bottom of each meditation) is a suggested mantra to focus our intention and draw us beyond words into silent prayer.

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Find previous years’ meditations in the web archive. See 2017 topics linked below.

2017 Outline:

• From the Bottom Up: Introduction
• Scripture
• Tradition
• Experience
• Dualistic and Nondual Thinking
• Contemplation
• Centering Prayer
• Meditation
• Trinity: Week 1
• Trinity: Week 2
• Trinity and the Law of Three
• The Law of Three in Action
• The Cosmic Christ: Week 1
• The Cosmic Christ: Week 2
• The Wisdom Jesus
• The Beatitudes
• The Cross
• Jesus as Scapegoat
• Resurrection
• The Apostle Paul
• Law and Grace
• Alternative Orthodoxy
• Franciscan Spirituality: Week 1
• Franciscan Spirituality: Week 2
• Franciscan Spirituality: Week 3
• Contemplation in Action: Week 1
• Contemplation in Action: Week 2
• Rebuilding on a Contemplative Foundation
• Faith and Belief
• Salvation as At-One-Ment
• Path of Descent
• True Self and False Self: Week 1
• True Self and False Self: Week 2
• Sin: Symptom of Separation
• Forgiveness
• Hope in the Darkness
• Prophets
• Nonviolence
• Mysticism: Week 1
• Mysticism: Week 2
• Exploring the Mystics with James Finley
• Exploring the Mystics with Cynthia Bourgeault
• Faith and Science
• Cosmology
• God as Us: Week 1
• God as Us: Week 2
• Living in the Now
• Emerging Church
• Interfaith Friendship
• Self-Emptying
• Heaven
• From the Bottom Up: Summary