I am beginning to doubt the intelligence of the brothers concerning the great realities of God. This is already the third time, having shown them a piece of linen on which I had drawn a small red dot and asking them what they saw, they all replied, a “small red dot” but never “a piece of linen”. Continue reading
We must first become Wise like Plato, then Awake like Buddha, and finally overcome death like Christ. Continue reading
There is a reason that I was part of the last ripple. A few years after I had commenced elementary school, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled that any religious expression in public schools was henceforth illegal. I don’t believe that many people understand the impact of that decision … Continue reading
The last of a generation, the last of an era. Continue reading
Who would willingly be an aphid in a colony of ants? Continue reading
When it seemed that the whole outer world was known, explored, and catalogued, the idea that the true secrets of the universe lay in the inner exploration of consciousness seemed worthy of a life. Continue reading
How do they coexist in the same world? One is as innocent as a dove, the other as wise as a serpent. The Leader takes on the sins of the people in order to keep them innocent. Continue reading
The meeting of the spirit and the soul is the sign of the cross, the soul moving horizontally and the Spirit descending vertically until they meet and join together. Yet that initial meeting is incomplete, as they still must take part in the alchemical marriage, the mysterium coniunctionis. Continue reading
Anyone attracted to political action should read those political scientists who describe how men actually are and act, not as they should in some imaginary world. Only then can men be led effectively. Most today will think that is immoral. To the contrary, the result is Order, Authority, and Unity … Continue reading
It is a monstrously ironical fact that the only civilization which professes to discount heredity and to put all its faith in environment is unique in having no positive environment to offer. ~ Martin Lings Speaking from the Heart Since we started the translation of La Tradizione Romana in the … Continue reading