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The naked now, learning to see as the mystics see, Richard Rohr

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non fiction

The naked now

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Richard Rohr

learning to see as the mystics see

For Christians seeking a way of thinking outside of strict dualities, this guide explores methods for letting go of division and living in the present. Drawn from the Gospels, Jesus, Paul, and the great Christian contemplatives, this examination reveals how many of the hidden truths of Christianity have been misunderstood or lost and how to read them with the eyes of the mystics

Preface: Why I am writing this book -- The gift is already given -- The great unsaying -- Three ways to view the sunset -- We should have "known" better -- Lesson from the monks -- Glimpses of wonder: the quest is begun -- But we have to make judgments, don't we -- Yes, but -- Not many things, but one thing -- What about Jesus -- Conversion: begin by changing the seer -- Change your mind -- Things "too good to be true": from polarity thinking to prayer -- Lost tradition -- Faith is more how to believe than what to believe -- Opening the door: great love and great suffering -- What nondual thinking is not -- The watchful gaze: what do we mean by being "awake" -- Meaning of spiritual love -- Sinners, mystics, & astrophysicists: how to celebrate paradox -- What every good leader knows -- Principle of likeness: in the end, it all comes down to this -- Appendix 1. Levels of development -- Appendix 2. Training for the "third eye" -- Appendix 3. Litany of the Holy Spirit -- Appendix 4. Practicing awareness -- Appendix 5. Christian tantra: the "welling up" exercise -- Appendix 6. The prayer of the self-emptying one -- Appendix 7. The Virgin prayer -- Appendix 8. Walking meditation: the mirror medallion -- A joyful mind -- The shining word "and."