Dialogue 3: Mystical Consciousness, The Path of Consistency

Turning to the Mystics with James Finley

Center for Action and Contemplation

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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This is the third dialogue that focuses on the mystic, Guigo II. In this episode, Jim and Kirsten discuss Session 3, which covered The Ladder of Monks. Resources: Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more about Jim, visit jamesfinley.org  For the transcript for this podcast can be found here. The book being used for this season can be found here. Connect with us: We also produce other podcasts you might enjoy. To learn more about them and our other offerings, visit cac.org 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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0:00.0	You're listening to a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation
0:04.2	to learn more, visit caac.org
0:08.3	Greetings. I'm Jim Finley.
0:11.0	And I'm Kirsten Oates.
0:13.0	Welcome to Turning to the Mystics.
0:23.0	Welcome everyone to this season 4 dialogue
0:26.0	where I'm here with Jim, hi Jim.
0:30.0	To talk about Guigo, the second book, The Letter of Monks
0:34.0	and your third talk on the letter.
0:39.0	And Jim, in this session, you've focused on the fourth rowing of the letter.
0:44.0	And my first question about the fourth row,
0:47.0	is there anything we actually do at that rowing
0:51.0	or is what happens at that rowing all done by God?
0:55.0	I would say this is subtle.
1:00.0	That earlier session, I said,
1:03.0	there is a contemplative dimension to each of the rungs.
1:07.0	So for example, in the lexio,
1:09.0	as we take in the beauty of the word herd,
1:12.0	we're drawn to contemplate that beauty, for example.
1:16.0	And so that act of choosing to contemplate it
1:21.0	is an act on our part, is participatory,
1:24.0	same with meditation, we pause the prayer.
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