Father Thomas Keating, who passed October 25 at age 95, was a Catholic Benedictine monk who reintroduced contemplative meditation to the Christian world. If that were his only lasting contribution to our world it would have been enough, but his legacy of interfaith dialogue that honored both commonalities and differences adds another layer of his…
BY HARV BISHOP There is no shortage of teachers with profound messages who have stumbled or worse. What do we do with the teachings that come through flawed vessels? “The teacher is inseparable from the teachings,” a respected esoteric thinker recently wrote on Facebook. If their lives don’t match their ideals, the teachings are worthless….
BY HARV BISHOP “If I hug you,” said the man sitting across from me, “that is enlightened. That is God. If I punch you in the face that is enlightened. That is God. Everything is God. We are all enlightened just as we are. The world is just an illusion.” The man speaking was a…
BY HARV BISHOP I was reminded of our common humanity in the least likely of places at the October 2015 Parliament of the World’s Religions in Salt Lake City. The jam-packed schedule of four days of talks and workshops was distilled in a satori of sorts in the men’s room. As I walked in, a…
By Harv Bishop All life and consciousness evolves says Rev. Chris Terry and New Thought needs to change to address the ecological and social challenges of our time. In an earlier interview on this blog Terry called for an evolution of New Thought, what she calls New Thought 3.0. Terry is a Religious Science minister…
