Mindful obedience sets us free because it balances the heart on the eternal. Never finished, always imperfect, always getting up again, always needing sound advice from others, always desiring, or wanting to desire, the eternal.

Mar 17
Mar 17 The Obedience of the Desert Elders: a tool for reflecting the true self

Chuck Huff

Lenten Retreat

When our will bumps up against the will of another, we can discern the desires of the true self.

Jul 18
Jul 18 Ordinary Transcendence

Almut Furchert

Some people think you have to do something, something special, to experience transcendence. Like sitting on a pillow, listening to chants or meditating with closed eyes. Others think you do not need to do anything at all to experience transcendence. Though it is helpful to go to a monastery to retreat from our busy lives, to share some moments of quiet and rest, or to learn how to breath naturally again, the real art, say some wise teachers, is to find all this in the ordinary moments of life.