Full Participation<\/strong><\/a>\nTuesday, September 26, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/iframe><br \/>\nJesus\u2019 rather evident message of \u201cfull and final participation\u201d\u2014union with oneself, others, creation, and God\u2014was probably only fully enjoyed by a small minority throughout history. Only contemplatives, whether conscious or \u201chidden,\u201d know how to access unitive consciousness through their nondual and inclusive way of processing the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the monumental insights of the Axial Age (800-200 BC) began to wane, descending into the extreme headiness of some Scholastic philosophy (1100-1700), the antagonistic mind of most church reformations, and the rational literalism of the Enlightenment (17<sup>th<\/sup> and 18<sup>th<\/sup> centuries). Although the reformations were inevitable, good, and necessary, they also ushered in the \u201cdesert of nonparticipation,\u201d as Owen Barfield described, where hardly anyone belonged, few were at home in this world, and religion at its worst concentrated on excluding, condemning, threatening, judging, exploiting new lands and peoples, and controlling its own members by shame and guilt. This happened on the Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant sides; the primary difference is <em>what<\/em> we shamed.<\/p>\n<p>Despite some wonderful exceptions, we almost lost the \u201calternative processing system\u201d\u2014the nondual consciousness of the mystics. We just argued, proved, and disproved, the very opposite of the contemplative mind and heart. The ongoing and flowing life of the Trinity was unrecognized in most Christian spirituality, leaving us defeated at our very foundations.<\/p>\n<p>Karl Jaspers, Owen Barfield, and Ewert Cousins (1927-2009), each in his own way, foresaw the coming of a <em>Second Axial Consciousness<\/em>, when the best of each era\u2014pre-rational, rational, and trans-rational\u2014would combine and work together. We live in such a time now! In this consciousness, we can make use of the unique contribution of every era to enjoy intuitive and body knowledge, along with rational critique and deeper synthesis, thus encouraging both intelligent and heartfelt participation \u201cwith our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength\u201d (Mark 12:30).<\/p>\n<p>Duane Elgin describes the difference between the first and second axial age as follows:<\/p>\n<p>[T]he first axial age began with a view of separation and the \u201cother.\u201d In a world of growing individualism and differentiation [and violence], the religious emphasis on compassion served as a vital bridge between people [and the divine]. Now, a second major axis with a very different orientation is opening in the world. Religions of separation are becoming religions of communion as we realize there is no place to go where we are separate from the ever-generative womb of the living universe.<\/p>\n<p>The second axial age begins with a recognition emerging from the combined wisdom of both science and spirituality; namely, that we are already home\u2014that the living universe already exists within us as much as we live within it. In the words of theologian, Thomas Berry, \u201cThe universe is a communion and a community. We ourselves are that communion become conscious of itself.\u201d Compassion remains a vital element of spirituality, but it is now being held increasingly within a context of communion rather than separation. [1]<\/p>\n<p>Amen. May it be so.<\/p>\n<p>__________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>The \u201cGo\u201d of Reconciliation<\/h4>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\n<p>By Oswald Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2026remember that your brother has something against you\u2026 \u2014Matthew 5:23<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"top-sharing\">\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\">\n<div class=\"sd-content\">\n<p><!--\n \t\n\n<li class=\"odb-share-whatsapp\"><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/#print');\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"share-whatsapp sd-button\" href=\"whatsapp:\/\/send?text=: \" title=\"\"><span><i class=\"fa fa-whatsapp\"><\/i> <span class=\"share-label\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-meta --><\/p>\n<div class=\"top-rule\"><\/div>\n<section class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This verse says, \u201cIf you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you\u2026.\u201d It is not saying, \u201cIf you search and find something because of your unbalanced sensitivity,\u201d but, \u201cIf you\u2026remember\u2026.\u201d In other words, if something is brought to your conscious mind by the Spirit of God\u2014 \u201cFirst be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+5:24\">Matthew 5:24<\/a>). Never object to the intense sensitivity of the Spirit of God in you when He is instructing you down to the smallest detail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst be reconciled to your brother\u2026.\u201d Our Lord\u2019s directive is simple\u2014 \u201cFirst be reconciled\u2026.\u201d He says, in effect, \u201cGo back the way you came\u2014 the way indicated to you by the conviction given to you at the altar; have an attitude in your mind and soul toward the person who has something against you that makes reconciliation as natural as breathing.\u201d Jesus does not mention the other person\u2014 He says for you to go. It is not a matter of your rights. The true mark of the saint is that he can waive his own rights and obey the Lord Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026and then come and offer your gift.\u201d The process of reconciliation is clearly marked. First we have the heroic spirit of self-sacrifice, then the sudden restraint by the sensitivity of the Holy Spirit, and then we are stopped at the point of our conviction. This is followed by obedience to the Word of God, which builds an attitude or state of mind that places no blame on the one with whom you have been in the wrong. And finally there is the glad, simple, unhindered offering of your gift to God.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Rohr Full Participation Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Jesus\u2019 rather evident message of \u201cfull and final participation\u201d\u2014union with oneself, others, creation, and God\u2014was probably only fully enjoyed by a small minority throughout history. Only contemplatives, whether conscious or \u201chidden,\u201d know how to access unitive consciousness through their nondual and inclusive way of processing the moment. 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<\/iframe><br \/>\nJesus\u2019 rather evident message of \u201cfull and final participation\u201d\u2014union with oneself, others, creation, and God\u2014was probably only fully enjoyed by a small minority throughout history. Only contemplatives, whether conscious or \u201chidden,\u201d know how to access unitive consciousness through their nondual and inclusive way of processing the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the monumental insights of the Axial Age (800-200 BC) began to wane, descending into the extreme headiness of some Scholastic philosophy (1100-1700), the antagonistic mind of most church reformations, and the rational literalism of the Enlightenment (17<sup>th<\/sup> and 18<sup>th<\/sup> centuries). Although the reformations were inevitable, good, and necessary, they also ushered in the \u201cdesert of nonparticipation,\u201d as Owen Barfield described, where hardly anyone belonged, few were at home in this world, and religion at its worst concentrated on excluding, condemning, threatening, judging, exploiting new lands and peoples, and controlling its own members by shame and guilt. This happened on the Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant sides; the primary difference is <em>what<\/em> we shamed.<\/p>\n<p>Despite some wonderful exceptions, we almost lost the \u201calternative processing system\u201d\u2014the nondual consciousness of the mystics. We just argued, proved, and disproved, the very opposite of the contemplative mind and heart. The ongoing and flowing life of the Trinity was unrecognized in most Christian spirituality, leaving us defeated at our very foundations.<\/p>\n<p>Karl Jaspers, Owen Barfield, and Ewert Cousins (1927-2009), each in his own way, foresaw the coming of a <em>Second Axial Consciousness<\/em>, when the best of each era\u2014pre-rational, rational, and trans-rational\u2014would combine and work together. We live in such a time now! In this consciousness, we can make use of the unique contribution of every era to enjoy intuitive and body knowledge, along with rational critique and deeper synthesis, thus encouraging both intelligent and heartfelt participation \u201cwith our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength\u201d (Mark 12:30).<\/p>\n<p>Duane Elgin describes the difference between the first and second axial age as follows:<\/p>\n<p>[T]he first axial age began with a view of separation and the \u201cother.\u201d In a world of growing individualism and differentiation [and violence], the religious emphasis on compassion served as a vital bridge between people [and the divine]. Now, a second major axis with a very different orientation is opening in the world. Religions of separation are becoming religions of communion as we realize there is no place to go where we are separate from the ever-generative womb of the living universe.<\/p>\n<p>The second axial age begins with a recognition emerging from the combined wisdom of both science and spirituality; namely, that we are already home\u2014that the living universe already exists within us as much as we live within it. In the words of theologian, Thomas Berry, \u201cThe universe is a communion and a community. We ourselves are that communion become conscious of itself.\u201d Compassion remains a vital element of spirituality, but it is now being held increasingly within a context of communion rather than separation. [1]<\/p>\n<p>Amen. May it be so.<\/p>\n<p>__________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>The \u201cGo\u201d of Reconciliation<\/h4>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\n<p>By Oswald Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2026remember that your brother has something against you\u2026 \u2014Matthew 5:23<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"top-sharing\">\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\">\n<div class=\"sd-content\">\n<p><!--\n \t\n\n<li class=\"odb-share-whatsapp\"><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/#print');\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"share-whatsapp sd-button\" href=\"whatsapp:\/\/send?text=: \" title=\"\"><span><i class=\"fa fa-whatsapp\"><\/i> <span class=\"share-label\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-meta --><\/p>\n<div class=\"top-rule\"><\/div>\n<section class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This verse says, \u201cIf you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you\u2026.\u201d It is not saying, \u201cIf you search and find something because of your unbalanced sensitivity,\u201d but, \u201cIf you\u2026remember\u2026.\u201d In other words, if something is brought to your conscious mind by the Spirit of God\u2014 \u201cFirst be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+5:24\">Matthew 5:24<\/a>). Never object to the intense sensitivity of the Spirit of God in you when He is instructing you down to the smallest detail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst be reconciled to your brother\u2026.\u201d Our Lord\u2019s directive is simple\u2014 \u201cFirst be reconciled\u2026.\u201d He says, in effect, \u201cGo back the way you came\u2014 the way indicated to you by the conviction given to you at the altar; have an attitude in your mind and soul toward the person who has something against you that makes reconciliation as natural as breathing.\u201d Jesus does not mention the other person\u2014 He says for you to go. It is not a matter of your rights. The true mark of the saint is that he can waive his own rights and obey the Lord Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026and then come and offer your gift.\u201d The process of reconciliation is clearly marked. First we have the heroic spirit of self-sacrifice, then the sudden restraint by the sensitivity of the Holy Spirit, and then we are stopped at the point of our conviction. This is followed by obedience to the Word of God, which builds an attitude or state of mind that places no blame on the one with whom you have been in the wrong. And finally there is the glad, simple, unhindered offering of your gift to God.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Rohr Full Participation Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Jesus\u2019 rather evident message of \u201cfull and final participation\u201d\u2014union with oneself, others, creation, and God\u2014was probably only fully enjoyed by a small minority throughout history. Only contemplatives, whether conscious or \u201chidden,\u201d know how to access unitive consciousness through their nondual and inclusive way of processing the moment. 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