years she worked closely with Fr. Thomas Keating as a student, editor, and colleague and has taught and written extensively on Centering Prayer. She is a core faculty member at the Center for Action and Contemplation and founding director of an international network of Wisdom Schools. In addition to her work on Centering Prayer, she is the author of numerous other books on the Christian Mystical and Wisdom tradition, including The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind–A New Perspective on Christ and His Message
Websites:
Other Books:
- The Heart of Centering Prayer: Nondual Christianity in Theory and Practice
- Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening
- The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three: Discovering the Radical Truth at the Heart of Christianity
- Love is Stronger than Death: The Mystical Union of Two Souls
Discussion of this interview in the Batgap Community Facebook Group.
Summary and transcript of this interview
Interview recorded February 6, 2021
First BatGap interview with Cynthia.
YouTube Video Chapters:
- 00:00:00 – Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
- 00:04:41 – The Subtler Dimensions of Reality
- 00:08:41 – Heaven and Hell in the Christian Tradition
- 00:12:55 – Two Different Experiences of Theophane’s Presence
- 00:16:51 – Being a Cosmic Servant
- 00:20:58 – Receiving and Transplanting Spiritual Virtues
- 00:25:24 – Seeing the Whole Picture
- 00:29:47 – Surrendering to the Field of Moral Coherence
- 00:33:50 – Spiritual Discernment and the Hazards of Misinterpretation
- 00:37:50 – The Importance of Risk-Taking in Spiritual Growth
- 00:42:28 – The Science of Love and the Divine Heart
- 00:46:44 – The Anti-Entropic Force
- 00:50:54 – The Turning and Kicking
- 00:54:24 – The School of Hard Knocks and Spiritual Evolution
- 00:58:07 – The Mystery of Life’s Unfolding
- 01:02:19 – Sensation and the Gurjief work
- 01:06:16 – The Energetic Signature of Psychosis
- 01:10:41 – The Shift in the Subtle Realms
- 01:15:27 – The Great Chain of Being and Collective Repentance
- 01:20:05 – Climate Change and Cataclysms
- 01:24:23 – Cultivating Goodness in Consciousness
- 01:33:06 – The Burden and Joy of Parenthood
- 01:36:53 – The Denying Force and Necessary Friction
- 01:40:57 – The Spiritual Womb Center
- 01:45:10 – Moving Sensation to the Chakras
- 01:49:54 – The Necessary Darkness for Transformation
- 01:54:15 – The Misinterpretation of “There’s only God”
- 01:58:30 – Cynthia Bourgeault Library and Other Websites
- 02:02:21 – New Voices in the CAC
- 02:05:32 – Introductory Music
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