The Rev. Matthew Wright is an Episcopal priest, writer, and retreat leader working to renew the Christian Wisdom tradition within a wider interspiritual framework. He writes a monthly column, Belonging, for Contemplative Journal and serves as priest-in-charge at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in Woodstock, NY. Matthew lives with his wife, Yanick, alongside the brothers of Holy Cross Monastery in West Park, NY. You can learn more about his work through the Center for Spiritual Resources.
Interview conducted 3/12/2016
Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.
YouTube Video Chapters:
- 00:00:00 – Introduction of Matthew Wright
- 00:03:06 – The Second Axial Age
- 00:07:03 – Questioning Fundamentalist Worldview
- 00:10:48 – The Components of Traditional Spiritual Systems
- 00:14:53 – The Living Presence of Jesus and Buddha
- 00:19:14 – The Presence of Departed Loved Ones
- 00:23:01 – Spiritual Journey to India
- 00:27:07 – The Encounter with Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
- 00:30:41 – Unfolding, Awakening Body: The Body of Christ
- 00:34:44 – The Importance of Periods of Withdrawal
- 00:38:49 – Establishing Centers of Coherence
- 00:42:19 – The Palpable Atmosphere of Worship Centers
- 00:46:08 – Cultivating the Heart and Awakening
- 00:50:32 – Ego and Enlightenment
- 00:54:43 – The Power of Devotion
- 00:58:31 – Cultivating Qualities in Devotion
- 01:02:15 – Teilhard de Chardin and Second Axial Age
- 01:05:50 – The Bodhisattva Vow and the Emergence of Second Axial Consciousness
- 01:09:52 – Convergence and Creative Unions in Evolution
- 01:14:11 – Evolving Consciousness through Contemplative Practice
- 01:18:10 – The Importance of Keeping the Experiment Going
- 01:21:38 – The Universal Voice of Jesus in the Gospel of John
- 01:25:25 – Fear and belief in spiritual teachings
- 01:28:30 – The Shaky Ground of Belief
- 01:32:15 – The Call to Step into the Consciousness of Jesus’s Lived Experience
- 01:35:45 – Moving Beyond the Masculine-Feminine Binary
- 01:40:13 – The Role of Nurturance and Femininity in Addressing Environmental Issues
- 01:44:31 – The Enlivenment of Consciousness and the Diversity of Being
- 01:48:25 – Diving Deep or Surface Skimming
- 01:52:17 – Cynthia Bourgeault and Richard Rohr at SAND Conference
- 01:54:54 – Farewell and Thanks
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