Guest guest Posted June 1, 2001 Report Share Posted June 1, 2001 kensan, that is our dream is it not, my brother....is that not what i hear in all your poetry....we two are too small foot-soldiers in God's infinite infantry singing in harmony one with the other to unit the east with the west, the masculine with the feminine....to do our small part to usher in the new age as was TM's vision towards the end of his journey....as was Bede Griffeth's....as is Thich Nhat Hahn's....the Dalai Lama's....maybe, just even maybe, Pope John Pauls's (i recall here his noble pilgrimage to Jerusalem and his hesitate call for ecumenicism).....^^~~~~ Re: [thomasmerton] Re: Merton/Truth/4 > who knows, maybe even the orthodox break with rome over the legitimacy of > rationalism will be healed through poetic theology. > > Re: [thomasmerton] Re: Merton/Truth/4 > Fri, 1 Jun 2001 03:04:50 -0700 > > brother kensan.... > > three cheers and a round of drinks on the house!....we have had enough > masculine theology to last for a couple of millenia....tis time to return to > our roots.....sophia....theotokos.....plotinus.....the dionysian.....the > feminine....the dark one....a trinty of a Father, a Mother and a > Child......i sing of mirabai, the dark one, my beloved......^^~~~~~ > > further up and further in, > > white wolfe > Re: [thomasmerton] Re: Merton/Truth/4 > > > > thanks jean for another quality and serious post. you are consistent. > > > > i've preserved a piece of your letter below because it reminds me of a > > letter the abbot general of the cistercians wrote a few years ago as he > > spoke of the coming age of phenomenological theology. > > > > in substance he said the new mode or method of theology, the one to > > transcend thomism, will be poetic in form, much like the substance of > > scripture, itself. and that method will use the principles, the > metaphysical > > principles, of phenomenology. (moreover, he observed, phenomenology is an > > essentially feminine mode of world-viewing, and he > > foresaw a new age of female theologians.) > > > > seems to go right where you've already headed. > > > > pax, > > ken > > > > > > > > Jean Lee <csg28 > > Greetings Mertonites > > > > snip > > > > Is there some common point where mutual spirits (of varied traditions) > > can share and dialogue? > > Yes... when dialogue is not confined to verbal formulations. > > When it involves the orientation of body, mind and spirit in > > attentive listening and receiving of another's sacred story. > > It is a dialogue that does not jealously guard one's vested > > interests nor insistent on pushing hidden agendas. > > It is a recognition of our intrinsic connectedness > > (on the basis of our shared humanity) > > For a Christian it is a participation in the 'mind of Christ' > > even as for the Buddhist it is an actualizing of his > > 'Buddha' nature. For both, it is an equally mind-transforming > > experience, which has the potential of transcending all > > 'ego' boundaries. It is essentially a 'self' emptying experience > > > > snip > > > > Grace and Peace, > > - jean > > > > > > _______________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > "Christ came on earth to form contemplatives" Thomas Merton > > Your use of is subject to > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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