Bonus: Our Global Initiation | Part One

Another Name For Every Thing with Richard Rohr

Center for Action and Contemplation

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2020

⏱️ 72 minutes

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We'd love to have your thoughts in mind as we think about future seasons, help us out by filling out this survey: anothernameforeverything.com -- In this bonus episode Richard, Brie, and Paul recorded their conversation remotely from the confines of their own homes during the pandemic COVID-19. This episode is the first of two on how reality is initiating us into a new paradigm. This shared moment in time drew out Richard's reflections on the five essential messages of initiation. The five essential messages of initiation are: 1) Life is hard. 2) You are not that important. 3) Your life is not about you. 4) You are not in control. 5) You are going to die. In the midst of this pandemic we hold you in contemplative solidarity and prayer for safety, rest, and renewal. This podcast is made possible, thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at cac.org/podcastsupport Thank you!

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0:46.1	Hey everyone, welcome to another name for everything, another special episode here,
0:51.3	where myself, Richard and Bri are all in our homes,
0:56.4	in Elvah Kerkie and in Michigan, connecting like this, hopefully to offer something that can be
1:02.7	of use as we walk through this pandemic together.
1:07.3	And Richard, as we enter into today's conversation, but we can learn about reality as teaching us
1:12.5	in this moment, you have positive idea that reality is initiating us
1:18.0	through our collective global suffering during this pandemic.
1:21.8	Before we dive in, can you share some frameworks and background on what initiation has been
1:27.5	historically and how this framing might be useful for a season like this?
1:32.8	All right, I'll try it.
1:34.0	It might take a few minutes.
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