Author: Resa Pearson

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Desert Spirituality

Do not give your heart to that which does not satisfy your heart.
― Abba Poemen

Abba Zeno said, ‘If a man wants God to hear his prayer quickly, then before he prays for anything else, even his own soul, when he stands and stretches out his hands towards God, he must pray with all his heart for his enemies. Through this action God will hear everything that he asks.’

“As he was dying, Abba Benjamin taught his sons this: Do this, and you’ll be saved: Rejoice always, pray constantly, and in all circumstances give thanks.”

Abba Sisoes said: Seek God and not where God lives.

Without great vigilance a man does not advance in even a single virtue — Abba Ammonas

Monastic Tradition Basil Pennington 35:02
Early Christian Desert Communities Cynthia Bourgeault 8:47
Wisdom of the Desert
Desert Wisdom: Sayings from the Desert Fathers
Three Stories from Desert Monks 7:23
St Anthony the Great 9:09
Church Fathers Bishop Barron
The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers
Sayings of the Desert Fathers, Benedicta Ward

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In the moments of non-awakening

In the moments of non-awakening
May I be loving, open, and aware in this moment; If I cannot be loving, open, and aware in this moment, may I be kind; If I cannot be kind, may I be nonjudgmental; If I cannot be nonjudgmental, may I not cause harm; If I cannot not cause harm, may I cause the least harm.

-Larry Yang

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St. Hildegard of Bingen

The soul is the greening life force of the flesh, for the body grows and prospers through her, just as the earth becomes fruitful when it is moistened. The soul humidifies the body so it does not dry out, just like the rain which soaks into the earth.

Dare to declare who you are. It is not far from the shores of silence to the boundaries of speech. The path is not long, but the way is deep. You must not only walk there, you must be prepared to leap.

Even in a world that’s being shipwrecked, remain brave and strong.

Everything that is in the heavens, on earth, and under the earth is penetrated with connectedness, penetrated with relatedness.

The mystery of God hugs you in its all-encompassing arms.

A human being is a vessel that God has built for himself and filled with his inspiration so that his works are perfected in it.

We shall awaken from our dullness and rise vigorously toward justice. If we fall in love with creation deeper and deeper, we will respond to its endangerment with passion.

Our souls should be like a transparent crystal through which God can be perceived.

When one’s thoughts are neither frivolous nor flippant, when one’s thoughts are neither stiff-necked nor stupid, but rather, are harmonious — they habitually render physical calm and deep insight.

The soul is kissed by God in its innermost regions. With interior yearning, grace and blessing are bestowed. It is a yearning to take on God’s gentle yoke, It is a yearning to give one’s self to God’s Way.

Bio Sheen Center 2:31
Bio musicology 4:51
A real mystic Matthew Fox 51:28
Saint Hildegard Way 20:03
Hildegarde in medieval art 21:03
Bernard McGinn 1:10:42
Ave Generosa by Vajra Voices 5:58
Intro to Hildegard 4:00
Pioneers of the Spirit 23:17
Rome Reports 2:09
Hildegard’s music 2:07
Saint of week 3:42
Bio w/images 3:15
O Virtus Sapientiae 2:10
Margot Fassler lecture 1:01:40
Vision film trailer 2:01
Bio 4:28