Why Go On A Spiritual Retreat? Why do we go on retreat? Why has withdrawal always been so foundational to spiritual transformation? What does it lead to? Here, I will open up several of the key aspects of spiritual renewal and discovery to inspire you to make the time for retreat and to support you to get the most out … Read More
The Symmetry of God & the World * Alfred North Whitehead
Alfred North Whitehead It is as true to say that God is permanent and the World fluent, as that the World is permanent and God is fluent. It is as true to say that God is one and the World many, as that the World is one and God many. It is as true to say that, in comparison with the World, God is actual eminently, as that, in comparison with God, the World is actual eminently. It is as true to say that God is permanent and the World fluent, as that the World is permanent and God is fluent. It is as true to say that God is one and the World many, as that the World is one and God many. 10 It is as true to say that, in comparison with the World, God is actual eminently, as that, in comparison with God, the World is actual eminently. ~ Alfred North Whitehead, Process & Reality For more inspiration, meditate with the mystics
Nature in Creativity * Goethe
Goethe So joyously, many years ago, And so eagerly, my mind strove To discover, to experience, How Nature in creativity lives. And it is the everlasting One, That reveals itself in the many: Small is great, great is small, Everything after its own way; Ever changing, ever constant, Near and far, far and near, Shaping, re-shaping — In Wonder at … Read More
The Spell of a Great Task * Teilhard de Chardin
Teilhard de Chardin Even in this century, men are still living as chance circumstances decide for them, with no aim but their daily bread of a quiet old age. You can count the few who fall under these spell of a task that far exceeds the dimensions of their individual lives. . . . After having for so long done … Read More
Extending the Dimensions of God * Teilhard de Chardin
Teilhard de Chardin The world must have a God: but our concept of God must be extended as the dimensions of our world are extended. ~ Teilhard de Chardin, from Letters from a Traveller For more inspiration, meditate with the mystics
Right Action Arising * Derrick Jensen
Derrick Jensen Do you have patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving until the right action arises by itself? Listen. If you listen carefully enough you will in time know exactly what to do. ~ Derrick Jensen, from A Language Older than Words For more inspiration, meditate with the mystics
Contemplating Trees * Martin Buber
Martin Buber I contemplate a tree. I can accept it as a picture: a rigid pillar in a flood of light, or splashes of green traversed by the gentleness of blue silver ground. I can feel it as movement: the flowing veins around the sturdy, thriving core, the sucking of the roots, the breathing of the leaves, the infinite commerce … Read More