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Mary Magdalene and Jesus: A Relationship the Church Couldn’t Explain
The Church couldn’t explain what Mary and Jesus embodied. Not romance. Not doctrine. Something deeper. Something most people still avoid living.
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How to Watch Yourself Slip Out the Back Door
Most of us don’t lose presence in big moments. We lose it brushing our teeth, running errands, and drifting into thought. This is how to catch it.
Apr 13
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You Don’t Have to Like It to Pay Attention
You don’t need to like the moment to be present in it. Most people aren’t distracted—they’re just following preference.
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Mary Magdalene and Dying Before You Die
Ego death and the contemplative resurrection
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Surrender and Attention: The Cosmic Breath
What the Sufis Know About Balanced Being
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The Energy of Attention
Why Where You Place Your Mind Shapes Your Soul
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Mary Magdalene and Perfect Humility: Why Scrupulosity Keeps the Ego Alive
A contemplative look at Mary Magdalene and the teaching of The Cloud of Unknowing: why constant self-examination strengthens the ego and love dissolves…
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Mary Magdalene and the Cloud of Unknowing
A medieval mystic names Mary Magdalene as the model contemplative, shifting faith from guilt and story into surrendered love in the cloud of unknowing.
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The Double Awareness Practice
You can be aware of the thought and the one who sees it. The emotion and the field holding it. This essay unpacks double awareness and why it changes…
Feb 21
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Mary Magdalene and the Trajectory of Love
Eros and agape aren’t enemies. Through Mary Magdalene, the cross reveals love evolving through surrender, not debt being paid.
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Voluntary Attention vs. Daydreaming
There’s a subtle but decisive difference between losing yourself in fantasy and imagining from presence. When attention is anchored in being…
Feb 16
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The Ego Has No Attention of Its Own
The ego doesn’t create attention. It bends it. A reflection on how attraction and aversion quietly steer our inner life.
Feb 12
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