The Naked Now

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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 rather than interpreting them through rational thought Filled with sayings, stories, quotations, and appeals to the heart, specific methods for identifying dualistic thinking are presented with simple practices for stripping away ego and the fear of dwelling in the present. Read The Naked Now author Richard Rohr – kino-fada.fr I ve become quite a bitselective in the religious spiritual books I read these days So many seem agenda driven and lopsided in the realities they present This book though stands out from this muddled crowd A gift from a good friend, The Naked Now is a profound read for anyone wanting to peel back the layers of veneer of religion, and dig into what I feel is one of the key...Mystic Not a word most of Christianity is comfortable with Too scary, too deceptive, too New Age We want our Christianity controllable We want clear perimeters and boundaries and borders Tell us what our responsibilities are, then God, just be out there, anywhere, managing, because we re much be comfortable as a manager above us than being so close that You actually are IN us Problem is, that s a religion and religion is not what Christ came to bring and act out of Do you not know that y Mystic Not a word most of Christianity is comfortable with Too scary, too deceptive, too New Age We want our Christianity controllable We want clear perimeters and boundar...Just learn how to see, and you will know whatever it is that you need to see Recently, I have encountered a new way of thinking Of course, the IDEA of enlightenment I ve heard before, but never has it been explained to me like this It s a concept of expanding consciousness, of moving beyond what we would refer to as intellectual thinking or simply incorporating the rational mind to examine the world according to your personal condition environment, place of birth, life experiences, etc Just learn how to see, and you will know whatever it is that you need to see Recently, I have encountered a new way of thinking Of course, the IDEA of enlightenment I ve heard before, but never has it been explained to me like this It s a concept of expanding consciousness, of moving beyond what we would refer to as intellectual thinking or simply incorporating the rational mind to examine the world according to your personal condition environment, place of birth, life experiences, etc.Richard Rohr, the great spiritualistic teacher, is the one who has brought non dualistic thinking into my field of vision The quote in the above paragraph is his, and it comes from his book The Naked Now I am writing this blog as a beginning and as a BEGINNER to what I hope will be a lifetime journey of looking at the world in a completely different way Now, this is not some personal organized religious conversion I m experiencing When it comes to that god, I am an atheist I ...Richard Rohr can turn most subjects into a polemic, which is why I have always loved reading him, ever since the 90 s when he was a guide to my radical lifestyle So I liked this book He makes contemplation something you need to practice or you are missing the mark You either do it or you are immature I think that is true, but to hear him say it the way he does males me defensive The reason I would not recommend this book is the same reason I would not recommend David Benner s new book Soul Richard Rohr can turn most subjects into a polemic, which is why I have always loved reading him, ever since the 90 s when he was a guide to my radical lifestyle So I liked this book He makes contemplation something you need to practice or you are missing the mark You either do it or you are immature I think that is true, but to hear him say it the way he does males me defensive The reason I would not recommend this book is the same reason I would not recommend David Benner s new book Soulful Spirituality One must sort out their turn toward Hinduism I have not come up with a short answer to their admiration of the mystics in other religions So far, i think they have fallen into the trap of seeing God as the capital S self of the Hindus Meditators worldwide can see that their is somethingthan our material existence The people of the time of Jesus almost universally accepted that fact The message of Jesus includes that their is a personal God who meets us in Jesus I often think Christi...Rohr holds nothing back in describing the importance of contemplation in a Christian s life Jesus primary metaphor for this new consciousness was the kingdom of God He is not talking about a place, or an afterlife, but a way of seeing and thinking now The kingdom of God is the naked now the world without human kingdoms, ethnic communities, national boundaries, or social identificationHow different this is from our later notion of salvation, which pushed the entire issue into the futur Rohr holds nothing back in describing the importance of contemplation in a Christian s life Jesus primary metaphor for this new consciousnes...Superb introduction to mysticism and mystical prayer, from an acknowledged practitioner.The sort of book I m sure I would have to read again and again to fully appreciate Probably best experienced as a sort of devotional or spiritual reference guide rather than a book you just plow through If it changes how you see and how you interact with God, even slightly, ...It seems like it took me forever and a day to read the 162 pages of the body of this book Maybe I just wasn t ready for it, but it struck me as something like 50 ways to say that dualistic thinking is inadequate, if not bad I did find some nuggets in the book, but it just seemed to me to be somewhat repetitive At the same time, I didn t feel that the book had much structure that I could recognize I may have been moving too slowly to see it.I also subscribe to Richard Rohr s daily email br It seems like it took me forever and a day to re...My editor told me to read this So I did Andwell, it was good I can t decide if it changed my world or if it put words to things I had already sorta had in the back of my mind It did make me want to readof and about the mystics themselves I expected to have some tangible exam...Confession I haven t enjoyed books about Jesus or spirituality for some time They seem too concerned with what to believe or how to believe it Not this book Rohr wants to move beyond what we believe to how we see the world, each other, ourselves He wants to question everything we ve learned and assumed about faith, not to wi...

The Naked Now
  • English
  • 11 January 2017
  • Paperback
  • 187 pages
  • 0824525434
  • Richard Rohr
  • The Naked Now