Dialogue 3: The Singular Life

Turning to the Mystics with James Finley

Center for Action and Contemplation

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

This is the third dialogue that focuses on the mystical text, The Cloud of Unknowing. In this episode, Jim and Kirsten discuss Session 3 where Jim talks about the third of four phases in The Cloud of Unknowing, the singular life. 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
0:04.1	to learn more, visit caac.org.
0:08.3	Greetings. I'm Jim Finley.
0:11.0	And I'm Kirsten Oates.
0:12.9	Welcome to Turning to the Mystics.
0:22.8	Welcome everyone to Turning to the Mystics,
0:25.9	where we're turning to the book The Cloud of Unknowing
0:29.6	by an anonymous author.
0:31.8	And I'm here with Jim,
0:33.1	and we're going to dialogue about his last session.
0:36.8	Welcome Jim.
0:37.7	Hey, I'm sorry.
0:38.4	Hey, hey, good.
0:39.6	Good to be with you again.
0:41.6	You too, Jim.
0:43.5	In the last session, you focused on chapters 68 and 38 of The Cloud of Unknowing.
0:49.4	And I'm wondering why you chose those chapters.
0:51.8	I chose those chapters because as we go through each of these mystics,
0:55.2	I'm trying to focus the point at which they help us discern the point at which
1:03.1	our prayers are becoming mystical.
1:04.7	And how to understand what that means,
1:09.5	and how to explore it and surrender to it, and so on.
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