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Thoughts as Visitors

It occurred to me today that within a Medieval Monastery, under the Benedictine Rule, a visitor would first be invited to stay for a few days in a guest house. Likewise, the author and teacher of contemplative practice, James Finley, states that when meeting a visitor at the door, do pause and ask if we can meet the needs that are arising? Can we share an interconnectedness?

In reflection today, I have been sitting with this same question, but as a metaphor for my thoughts. If I consider the visitor, as my thoughts, maybe I can apply this to heart centering prayer practice. How do I greet my thoughts? Are they invited? Do I have the capacity to welcome and sit with these thoughts? Or is this a time to keep the door closed?

Today I sit with the notion of thoughts as visitors. It is ok to be silent. It is ok to keep the door closed for a while.

““Every time you let go of a thought—even if another comes back—you’re practicing this deep motion of non-clinging, letting go, consenting, surrendering.” — Cynthia Bourgeault

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The 7th Power – the Gospel of Mary Magdalene

The 7 Powers challenge the soul, this is the journey inwards in the words of the gospel of Mary. The overarching theme is to connect to the inner truth through the ascent of the soul. To call out deceptions and dominations to free or awaken to the remembrance of true nature, to Source and as the gospel states, to turn towards the Good. The 7th Power to me is where Mary is saying that the false view is to think of being cut off from source.

The wrathfulness is felt so deeply in the wording; Where do you come from slayer, murderer Where are you going conqueror, vagabond To me the slayer is the capacity to cut us off from our true self and the vagabond is how we rob ourselves from within. This to me is all an internal journey inward and an ascent to our wisdom within that has been sleeping inside us all along.

Translations by Jean Yves Leloup, Cynthia Bourgeault, Karen King.

4th Power Essential Nature

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In this session on the 4th Power of the Heart from the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, I talk about the essential nature within the Heart. The words within the Gospel call for a return to Silence. I also bring in the Heart Centring Prayer Practice as taught by Cynthia Bourgeault.