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Insight, Being, and the Heart (Part One)

Insight, Being, and the Heart (Part One)

“…then it becomes apparent how the minds insights arise out of the heart’s adventures, how insight comes from going through the situations of life and emerging from them.” (John S. Dunne, The Reasons of the Heart, 98)

These words from the theologian John S. Dunne have been resonating quite strongly of late. I last posted to this blog in October of last year, whilst still a resident of Bonnevaux –…

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Bonnevaux: In the Steps of the Present Past

Bonnevaux: In the Steps of the Present Past

At Bonnevaux we have a cloister that runs along the front of the Abbaye. This cloister is the last remaining section of what was once four sections of cloister. Before the French Revolution there were three further sections of building that formed a square with the cloister running along its inside walls. This last remaining section of cloister is quite precious, being a direct and physical link…

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Bonnevaux: Settling In(to Silence)

Bonnevaux: Settling In(to Silence)

About five weeks ago I arrived at Bonnevaux. Bonnevaux is the International Retreat Centre of The World Community for Christian Meditation (The WCCM) and is located about 20 minutes south of Poitiers in the south-west of France. I am a part of the resident community for the retreat centre. I hope to write regular posts from Bonnevaux as time goes on.

The last five weeks have been quite a…

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The Caravan: Awareness Without Thought (part 1)

The Caravan: Awareness Without Thought (part 1)

For the last couple of years or so, myself and some other members of The WCCM have been planning a move. Come the middle of April this year I should be arriving at Bonnevaux, the new international retreat centre for The WCCM. I will be there as part of the live-in community. In the meantime, I am living in ‘transitional’ accommodation: a caravan on site at the Blue Labyrinth Bush Retreatin the…

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Bonnevaux: The Walls of the Monastery Without Walls

Bonnevaux: The Walls of the Monastery Without Walls

Recently, on his blog, Fr. Laurence Freeman wrote about the “patterns and resonances in life, personal and communal, luring [us] ever deeper into the experience of meaning.” (Not a Nostalgic Reflection). Laurence wrote about the patterns and resonances of The WCCM[1], from its foundations in Montreal (40 years ago), to its growth into the global community that it is today, and the folding into…

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