Tag Archives: Richard Rohr

Silence

Posted on January 9, 2020 by hernibs

“The ego uses words to get what it wants. When we are in an argument with our family, friends, or colleagues, that is what we do. We pull out the words that give us power, make us look right or … Continue reading →

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Changing Your Mind

Posted on December 20, 2019 by hernibs

Contemplative practice, done over time, actually rewires our brains so that we can detach from our addictive patterns of thinking and feeling and our unworkable programs for happiness. Now many neuro scientists affirm such very real change and call it … Continue reading →

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Transformation

Posted on December 9, 2019 by hernibs

Transformation has little to do with intelligence, willpower, or perfection. It has everything to do with honest humility, willingness, and surrender. ~Richard Rohr

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Be What We Seek

Posted on September 28, 2019 by hernibs

Only when we are eager to love can we see love and goodness in the world around us. We must ourselves remain in peace, and then we will find peace over there. Remain in beauty, and we will honour beauty … Continue reading →

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Living In Peace

Posted on August 24, 2019 by hernibs

Nonviolence is the foundational, universal ethic for building a culture of peace, disarmament and development. A spiritual orientation, a way of life, and a practical tool, nonviolence confronts violence without using violence, creates constructive alternatives and calls us to share … Continue reading →

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The Cause Of Our Unhappiness

Posted on August 19, 2019 by hernibs

It is our resistance to things as they are that causes most of our unhappiness. ~Richard Rohr

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Prayer

Posted on July 21, 2019 by hernibs

Prayer is sitting in the silence until it silences us, choosing gratitude until we are grateful, and praising God until we ourselves are an act of praise. ~Richard Rohr

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True Love

Posted on June 23, 2019 by hernibs

Love is not determined by the worthiness of the object. Love is determined by the giver of the love. ~Richard Rohr

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Love’s Transforming Power

Posted on June 18, 2019 by hernibs

If there is a secret to love’s transforming power, surely it must lie in its uncanny ability to call forth who we truly are. ~Richard Rohr

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Fullness

Posted on May 13, 2019 by hernibs

Only Emptiness Is Prepared for Fullness ~Richard Rohr

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Midden of Our Mind

Posted on March 22, 2019 by hernibs

A person strong enough to face the futility of most desires, the distractions of most cultural values, who can give up trying to be well-adjusted to a neurotic culture, will find growth and greater purpose after all. ~Richard Rohr  

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The Light of The World

Posted on February 19, 2019 by hernibs

Light is not so much what you directly see as that by which you see everything else. ~Richard Rohr

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