Month: July 2022
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Chapter 1: Reflection 12 – The Emptying Crown
Julian begins her introduction of the first “shewing” with the words: “[t]he first is of his [Jesus’] precious crowning of thorns. And in this was included and specified the blessed trinity, with the incarnation and the union between God and man’s soul.” 1 In her visions of the crucified Christ, the crowning of thorns becomes…
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Chapter 1: Reflection 11 – A Guide in the Desert
The first English language translation of Atisa’s Lamp for the Path and indeed the Indian scholar’s complete works, was undertaken and completed by a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest, who was also present during several of TM’s encounters with Tibetan Buddhist masters in 1968. The Jesuit worked on his translation of Atisa’s writings under the direction…
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Chapter 1: Reflection 10 – The Stars in the Bright Sky
TM’s now famous meetings with His Holiness the Dalai Lama almost did not take place. Indeed, Harold Talbott shares that the Roman Catholic spiritual seeker was not – at least initially – in any way interested in wasting his precious pilgrimage time meeting hierarchs, regardless of their religious persuasion. Harold recalls a conversation he had…
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Chapter 1: Reflection 9 – A Broken and Happy Heart
There is a maxim among those who have long served people in need that when engaging someone who is confused, agitated, and even traumatized, you try to speak softly, but clearly; you simplify as much as possible, without being condescending; you strive, as best you can, to convey your kind regard and respect for them;…
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Chapter 1: Reflection 8 – A Satisfying Word
Anselm’s Prayers and Meditations would have a profound and lasting impact on the spirituality, devotion, and meditation practices of Western European Christianity in the Middle Ages. 1 And we can hear the distinct echoes of that legacy in the language of Julian’s first chapter, with its emphasis on the Passion of Christ. Although an evolution…
Julian of Norwich and Other Tibetan Lamas 