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Carl McColman Author, Blogger, Podcaster, Spiritual Director, Retreat Leader, Playful Contemplative. ♾♥️ He blogs at www.viamystica.com and at www.carlmccolman.net.

Carl McColman is a writer and speaker on mystical spirituality and contemplative living. He cohosts the podcast Encountering Silence (www.encounteringsilence.com). He is the author of numerous books, including “Unteachable Lessons,” “Answering the Contemplative Call,” “Befriending Silence” and “The Big Book of Christian Mysticism.”

Like it or loathe it, Christianity is not a monistic world-view; it's a monotheistic world view, which has significant i...
04/09/2025

Like it or loathe it, Christianity is not a monistic world-view; it's a monotheistic world view, which has significant implications for how Christians understand, experience, and talk about nonduality.

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If there is such a thing as a "goal" for Centering Prayer, perhaps it is to make ourselves available for the gift of inf...
03/09/2025

If there is such a thing as a "goal" for Centering Prayer, perhaps it is to make ourselves available for the gift of infused contemplation/dharmakaya mindfulness.

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A more skillful alternative would be to forget about the label and simply live a mystical life, and then let other peopl...
02/09/2025

A more skillful alternative would be to forget about the label and simply live a mystical life, and then let other people discern if I truly deserved to be called a mystic.

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A Template for Contemplative Living Based on the Hebrew Scriptures

Imagine Nietzsche having a talk with Teresa of Ávila about the relationship between mysticism and nihilism. Pretty soon ...
01/09/2025

Imagine Nietzsche having a talk with Teresa of Ávila about the relationship between mysticism and nihilism. Pretty soon he'd be mainsplaining, and she'd be rolling her eyes... (AI generated image, of course). Subscribe to www.carlmccolman.net to read the post on Saturday!

Mystical insight from a story by Sōyū Matsuoka (1912-1997), one of the pioneers of Soto Zen Buddhism in America.Read mor...
29/08/2025

Mystical insight from a story by Sōyū Matsuoka (1912-1997), one of the pioneers of Soto Zen Buddhism in America.

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I think there's a bit of "spiritual culture shock" when Christians write about nonduality.Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/Ai...
28/08/2025

I think there's a bit of "spiritual culture shock" when Christians write about nonduality.

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Look where we are!!! See you at Wisdom Camp tomorrow.
27/08/2025

Look where we are!!! See you at Wisdom Camp tomorrow.

Friends, be sure to sign up for the 2025 Contemplative Summit! Paid options available, but you can register for free and...
26/08/2025

Friends, be sure to sign up for the 2025 Contemplative Summit! Paid options available, but you can register for free and connect not only with me but with over 40 other amazing contemplative speakers and teachers! Follow this link to register:

Register now for the largest contemplative gathering in the world—for free! Join 40+ spiritual teachers (Parker Palmer, Kathleen Norris, Fr. Greg Boyle, Jacqui Lewis, & more) to explore mysticism, spiritual practices & living with depth.

To be a regular person of prayer is to be someone who perseveres in the slow act of giving ourselves fully to Love, so t...
26/08/2025

To be a regular person of prayer is to be someone who perseveres in the slow act of giving ourselves fully to Love, so that we may become united with love, One with Love, from the inside out.

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I believe that nonduality points to a genuine contemplative experience, and, phenomenologist that I am, I trust that it ...
25/08/2025

I believe that nonduality points to a genuine contemplative experience, and, phenomenologist that I am, I trust that it therefore points to a genuine reality.

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Nonduality and Theism in Western Contemplative Practice

An American Catholic Priest, who had founded a Zen Center in Japan, visited the abbot of a large Zen monastery. Their co...
23/08/2025

An American Catholic Priest, who had founded a Zen Center in Japan, visited the abbot of a large Zen monastery. Their conversation is both suprising and enlightening...

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