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Tag Archives: Ken Wilber

Four Shapes of Transformation

An Evolving Faith Four Shapes of Transformation Tuesday, June 1, 2021 An evolutionary faith understands that nothing is static. The universe unfolds, our understanding of God evolves and deepens, and our moral development surely evolves as well. We simply cannot, as adults, live by the same overly simplistic rules that governed our morality as children.… Continue Reading Four Shapes of Transformation

The Desert Mystics

Action and Contemplation: Part Three The Desert Mystics
 Monday, January 20, 2020 Though I deeply admire the Desert Fathers and Mothers, I must be completely honest with you. There is much about them that I do not find attractive or helpful. And it is important to share that here, or you might pick up one of the collections of their “sayings” and… Continue Reading The Desert Mystics

Art: Old and New: Weekly Summary

Art: Old and New Summary: Sunday, November 10 — Friday, November 15, 2019 Art reveals what people believe and emphasize at any one time. (Sunday) Images such as the “Sacred Heart of Jesus” and the “Immaculate Heart of Mary” keep recurring only if they are speaking something important and good from the unconscious, maybe even… Continue Reading Art: Old and New: Weekly Summary

Two Roles of Religion

Judaism Two Roles of Religion Sunday, August 26, 2018 The chief fruit of Old Testament spirituality was a long-term education that gradually weaned the Chosen People away from their narrow concept of God as one among many other Near Eastern gods to the Transcendent One. The monotheistic God is the great gift of Israel to… Continue Reading Two Roles of Religion

Mature Spirituality

Everything Belongs: Week 1 Mature Spirituality Monday, November 28, 2016 As I shared yesterday, Ken Wilber sees religion as having two primary functions. The first is to create “meaning for the separate self.” The second and mature function of religion is to help individuals transcend that very self. [1] Great religion seeks full awareness and… Continue Reading Mature Spirituality

What Keeps Everything from Belonging?

Everything Belongs: Week 1 What Keeps Everything from Belonging? Sunday, November 27, 2016 As we’ve explored over the last several weeks—through reflections on the Cosmic Christ, Nature, and the Perennial Tradition—there is no meaningful separation between sacred and secular, physical and psychic, human and divine. They are two sides of one coin. There is within… Continue Reading What Keeps Everything from Belonging?

Radical Transformation

Action and Contemplation: Week 1 Radical Transformation Thursday, May 12, 2016 Mature religion teaches contemplation as a path to true transformation. But before we are ready to be shaken and changed at our roots, we need religion at its lower levels to help us develop a healthy ego. Ken Wilber describes religion’s different roles along… Continue Reading Radical Transformation

Interpreting Scripture

Wisdom Lineage Summary Interpreting Scripture Thursday, December 24, 2015 I do not want you to think that these daily meditations are just my personal ideas and opinions. My ongoing education and my preaching have largely been based in the Judeo-Christian scriptures and Franciscan theology. I have often struggled with how much damage the Bible and… Continue Reading Interpreting Scripture

The Perennial Tradition

Wisdom Lineage Summary The Perennial Tradition Sunday, December 20, 2015 As I shared in last week’s meditations, the development of consciousness is a gradual, lifelong process. Though Spiral Dynamics and other models of development show a trajectory toward non-dual thinking and unitive experience, it’s not typically a straightforward journey. We may catch a glimpse of… Continue Reading The Perennial Tradition

Non-Dual Consciousness

Levels of Development: Week 2 Non-Dual Consciousness Friday, December 18, 2015 People who have moved to second tier consciousness finally have the humility to include the value of every previous stage while also moving beyond its limiting boundaries. Ken Wilber writes, “Using what we would recognize as mature vision-logic, second-tier awareness thinks in terms of… Continue Reading Non-Dual Consciousness

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