In some mythology and theology
all contradictions/opposites/polarities
emanate from Providence: good and evil/life and death/
pleasure and pain/prosperity and destitution –
God is everywhere and in everything –
God is with us/for us in all things – even dark things.
“Meister Eckhart, more than any other thinker
knew how to integrate opposites:
biblical theology and spirituality
prophecy and mysticism
faith and reason
art and life” – Matthew Fox
Asking questions in search of integration
can help us with polarities –
asking questions was the basic method of Thomas Aquinas
in his monumental Summa Theologica
in which he integrated all medieval theology –
in his search for Truth/God, he kept asking questions
and turning over in prayer the profound mysteries of
philosophy/scripture/church teaching/the universe.
Thomas Merton also used questions to find Truth/God –
he questioned how can we integrate polarities like
Church as Beloved Community versus
Church as Institution of Individuals under Church Law?
If you use questions and search hard enough you will find
your True Self/your ground floor spirituality/an absolute
reference point that is at one and the same time
utterly within you
and utterly beyond you.
If you are aware of your True Self’s original blessing
you can handle your original sin/
if you are aware of your True Self’s ultimate security in God
you can handle earthly insecurities/
if you are aware of your True Self’s original dignity
you can handle insults easily/
if you are aware of God as your heavenly Father/Mother
your earthly father/mother
cannot hurt you too much.
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