We are kept from the experience of Spirit because our inner world is cluttered with past traumas . . . As we begin to clear away this clutter, the energy of divine light and love begins to flow through our being.
Thomas KeatingRead
For human beings, the most daunting challenge is to become fully human. For to become fully human is to become fully divine.
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What this quote means
To be truly human means to embrace our divine nature and potential.
This quote by Thomas Keating suggests that the ultimate challenge for humanity is the pursuit of authenticity and self-awareness, which leads to realizing our divine essence. Becoming fully human involves understanding and embodying the values of compassion, love, and connection, which in turn reveals our spiritual nature.
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HumanChallengeDivineAuthenticitySelf-Awareness
In practice
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During a speech on personal growth, you might say, 'As Thomas Keating reminds us, the most daunting challenge is to become fully human, embracing our divine potential.'
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We rarely think of the air we breathe, yet it is in us and around us all the time. In similar fashion, the presence of God penetrates us, is all around us, is always embracing us.
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Only when we can accept God as he is can we give up the desire for spiritual experiences that we can feel.
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To become who we are as creatures made in the image and likeness of God, we have to be nothing and everything at once, since this is what God is. ... If we accept who we are, we are manifesting God and radiating Christ. The latter unfolding of the divine life within us does not need to go anywhere _x000D_ or do anything special.
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If you accept the belief that baptism incorporates us in the mystical body of Christ, into the divine DNA, then you might say that the Holy Spirit is present in each of us, and thus we have the capacity for the fullness of redemption, of transformation.
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