Heidegger

You start going over something again and again then it becomes a habit. That
is what happens when you make life into a ritual. Becoming narrow minded is
like putting on a hood and being an urban monk which is what I am. It
doesn’t matter that I am unchurched as one can always work through
idiorhythmic space in an open and fluid set which is how one can picture a
new monastic life today. Check out this simple diagram using set theory to
see what I mean
 http://www.btinternet.com/~smallritual/s…

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It is not about being a consumer of the message of a professor/priest,
pastor or whoever but participating in worship and its service given your
gift, your blessing. This means having a commitment to Paul’s letter to the
Corinthians where it is clear that each has a gift: “Now to each one the
manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good” 1 Cor. 12:7 In
order to embody a gift one has to become sensitive to the leading of the
holy spirit which cannot happen if one doesn’t value the breathing space of
pausing… of taking time out for non-work and silence. When the mind
becomes quiet we no longer go somewhere where we are not but start living
while being rooted in the situation that we find ourselves in. So practice
is not about being anything special or even following an ideal but being
with our experience in the here and now, good or bad. This is “home” and
this is where out heart is when it is nicely polished and reflects the image
of Jesus.

Posted on Monday, May 22nd, 2006 at 7:05 pm
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