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violetpastille

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10. That was a beautiful article. I found myself nodding and saying "Yes! Exactly!"

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 02:06 PM

Jan 2019

"THIS is what our world needs now!"

Non-judgement. Acceptance. Attentiveness to beauty. The consciousness of how to give others the inner and outer space to find themselves.

An open-hearted Muslim has far more in common with an open-hearted Christian than with a Muslim whose heart is closed or whose approach to faith is rigid and dogmatic. And whether or not we believe Jesus was divine (and other doctrinal beliefs) are of less significance than whether or not we can live in the spirit of his teaching (in essence the same as Muhammad’s). Rumi understood this: despite being a devout Muslim, he never asked his Christian followers (or followers of other faiths) to convert to Islam.

"A heart relationship to the Divine is the birthright of all human beings."

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The role of silence in faith [View all] guillaumeb Jan 2019 OP

That's what I would like Evangelicals to do, STFU. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2019 #1

And meditate? guillaumeb Jan 2019 #2

As long as they shut up I don't care if they spend their time thinking rzemanfl Jan 2019 #3

Naked? guillaumeb Jan 2019 #5

Interesting.The Catholic order that requires silence says a human must be silent to hear God bobbieinok Jan 2019 #4

I had a cousin who was a member of the Claretians. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #6

Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk, at a monastery in Gethsemani, KY. No Vested Interest Jan 2019 #7

The formal name of the Trappists Fortinbras Armstrong Jan 2019 #8

Thanks. I remember my shock that there was a monastery in KY!! bobbieinok Jan 2019 #9

That was a beautiful article. I found myself nodding and saying "Yes! Exactly!" violetpastille Jan 2019 #10

I am happy that you liked it. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #11

The "gift" of silence and loneliness Christopher-81 Feb 2019 #12

Welcome to DU, and this conversation. guillaumeb Feb 2019 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author jednick Feb 2019 #14