Death—whether one of many deaths to the false self or our final physical dying—is simply returning to our spacious Ground of Being, to our foundation in Love. Life doesn’t truly end; it simply changes form and continues evolving into ever new shapes and beauty.… Read the rest
From the Center for Action and Contemplation
Week Fourteen
Something in you dies when you bear the unbearable. And it is only in that dark night of the soul that you are prepared to see as God sees and to love as God loves.… Read the rest
“The hills are alive with the sound of mommy!“
That is the opening sentence my sister wrote for our mother’s obituary. The day before Thanksgiving, 2014, our beloved friend and nurturer was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer and given 5 months to live.… Read the rest
Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditation
From the Center for Action and Contemplation
Image credit: Autumn Leaves (detail), Koan, 2018.
Thursday, November 22, 2018
Thanksgiving in the United States
In one way or another, almost all religions say that you must die before you die, and then you will know what dying means—and what it does not mean!… Read the rest
