Thanks for posting these. This one in particular has been very helpful to me. I'm only now familiarizing myself with Keating works. I wish I'd done so sooner. He actually made his home in my home state. Though, I categorically reject the idea of a literal hell and referring to the divine as a person and male at that, that heaven is here on earth, as well as the whole idea of being "Christian" which I believe is antithetical to what Jesus was about, if I'd known about Keating's work, or someone like him, sooner, my life would've have turned out so differently. I rejected organized religion before, and then again, most vehemently, after my experience with the Divine Source -- because of the church -- which I'd begun going to because during my experience a new friend who'd come into my life at that time kept telling me what I was sharing as I was going through it, was straight out of the New Testament. (I had never read the bible.) Not only was I told that my experience had been "the devil masquerading as an angel of light" but their arrogance and hypocrisy in claiming they are the only true followers, the special "chosen ones" of God, sickened me. The only good that came out of that experience is that I did a deep dive into the study of the New Testament. I read the OT but still feel it was mostly an ego-filled screed, and that monotheism was invented to justify imposing patriarchy on the populace to claim power over it. It's no coincidence that with the establishment of that religion women were stripped of all their rights - even the right to be in the public square. Anyway, my experience occurred many moons ago, more than a decade before the internet and cellphones and I fell into the trap of believing that the dark night of the soul I was experiencing was my fault and I was being punished. My old temptations also came back with a vengeance, to a point where I even wanted to cut the tongue out of my mouth. I'd even read St John's book but couldn't make sense of it, at the time. It was brutal. And then, I made the fatal mistake of going on psych meds to dampen the depression and despair I was in. I am only now recovering, after seven years drug-free. I just bought seven of his books and hope to find my way back to some measure of peace, before I leave this world! I liked his speaking of the energy as voltage. I'd call it an analogy, but it's not. It is pure energy. During the most intense part of my experience with the Divine Source I felt like my finger was in an electrical socket. It seemed like I could feel every cell in my body vibrating. And all of life was vibrating with that energy too. The defining features of that experience were an overwhelming awe and gratitude. Profoundly humbling. I felt like that newborn babe, whose eyes had just opened, seeing the world as it truly was (a heaven on earth,) utterly defenseless but completely protected/safe. The synchronicities were piling on so fast that it seemed absurd to even call it synchronicity. Like it's actually the reality of the universe revealing its true nature, affirming that all is connected/One and that when you are plugged into this what you seek/the answers to the burning questions you ask, come to you instantly, in one form or another. One of the biggest takeaways from the experience was that there is no death. Not the way we conceive of it anyway. Our consciousness does not die. Amen!
St ANTHONY - organized the cenobitic monks into community thru the understanding of Gods incarnation in Christ . Athanasia used this against Arias at the council of Nicea as an example of Christ divinity .
No lecture comes to mind, but he touches on the topic in this brief excerpt from his "Heartfulness" series: www.contemplativeoutreach.org/video/fear-is-not-helpful/
Lola-Maria Bielicka, because he’s talking on contemplation, he’s most probably referring to St Anthony, the Desert Father who is sometimes associated with hermit-monastic life.
Thanks for posting these. This one in particular has been very helpful to me. I'm only now familiarizing myself with Keating works. I wish I'd done so sooner. He actually made his home in my home state. Though, I categorically reject the idea of a literal hell and referring to the divine as a person and male at that, that heaven is here on earth, as well as the whole idea of being "Christian" which I believe is antithetical to what Jesus was about, if I'd known about Keating's work, or someone like him, sooner, my life would've have turned out so differently.
I rejected organized religion before, and then again, most vehemently, after my experience with the Divine Source -- because of the church -- which I'd begun going to because during my experience a new friend who'd come into my life at that time kept telling me what I was sharing as I was going through it, was straight out of the New Testament. (I had never read the bible.) Not only was I told that my experience had been "the devil masquerading as an angel of light" but their arrogance and hypocrisy in claiming they are the only true followers, the special "chosen ones" of God, sickened me. The only good that came out of that experience is that I did a deep dive into the study of the New Testament. I read the OT but still feel it was mostly an ego-filled screed, and that monotheism was invented to justify imposing patriarchy on the populace to claim power over it. It's no coincidence that with the establishment of that religion women were stripped of all their rights - even the right to be in the public square.
Anyway, my experience occurred many moons ago, more than a decade before the internet and cellphones and I fell into the trap of believing that the dark night of the soul I was experiencing was my fault and I was being punished. My old temptations also came back with a vengeance, to a point where I even wanted to cut the tongue out of my mouth. I'd even read St John's book but couldn't make sense of it, at the time. It was brutal. And then, I made the fatal mistake of going on psych meds to dampen the depression and despair I was in. I am only now recovering, after seven years drug-free. I just bought seven of his books and hope to find my way back to some measure of peace, before I leave this world!
I liked his speaking of the energy as voltage. I'd call it an analogy, but it's not. It is pure energy. During the most intense part of my experience with the Divine Source I felt like my finger was in an electrical socket. It seemed like I could feel every cell in my body vibrating. And all of life was vibrating with that energy too. The defining features of that experience were an overwhelming awe and gratitude. Profoundly humbling. I felt like that newborn babe, whose eyes had just opened, seeing the world as it truly was (a heaven on earth,) utterly defenseless but completely protected/safe. The synchronicities were piling on so fast that it seemed absurd to even call it synchronicity. Like it's actually the reality of the universe revealing its true nature, affirming that all is connected/One and that when you are plugged into this what you seek/the answers to the burning questions you ask, come to you instantly, in one form or another. One of the biggest takeaways from the experience was that there is no death. Not the way we conceive of it anyway. Our consciousness does not die. Amen!
Anthony of Egypt. This is part of a series, Anthony as a Paradigm for the Spiritual Journey
St ANTHONY - organized the cenobitic monks into community thru the understanding of Gods incarnation in Christ . Athanasia used this against Arias at the council of Nicea as an example of Christ divinity .
25:00 or 24:00 night of sense. Fornication. First trial.
St athenatius Anthony
We all have shadow Carl Jung speaks about this. And others too.
Is there a lecture in which Fr. Keating addresses the emotion of Fear/Anxiety? Can someone please point me to it? Many thanks.
No lecture comes to mind, but he touches on the topic in this brief excerpt from his "Heartfulness" series: www.contemplativeoutreach.org/video/fear-is-not-helpful/
@@prayerofconsent Thank you for your reply. I will have a look at the link :)
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Anthony of the desert ?
who is Anthony?
Kevin Cease I’m assuming that it is St Anthony the Great but it could also be St Anthony of Padua. Both phenomenal saints.
St. Anthony the great( one of the desert fathers in the third and fourth centuries in Egypt )
Lola-Maria Bielicka, because he’s talking on contemplation, he’s most probably referring to St Anthony, the Desert Father who is sometimes associated with hermit-monastic life.
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