a fruit-bearing spirituality - quotes
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The book is not
about religion,
theology or
church, but it
takes you into a
deeper
understanding
of spirituality
today.
The day will come when after we have mastered the winds,
the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for
God the energies of love.
Then for the second time in the history of the world, man
will have discovered fire.Teilhard de Chardin
Our lives are not static and stationary. There is constant
change. We are on a journey of growth, change and hopefully
transformation, growing into who we were created to be.
Go out into the wild … and open your heart and mind to
the mystery, magic and majesty of the natural world.
Satish Kumar
“This book is the outcome of decades of spiritual searching and itself the fruit of a pastoral practice rooted in ecological awareness. With painful honesty and a shining integrity Carolyn Reinhart guides us through the steps of her spiritual praxis and discovery, continually encouraging us by the excitement she has experienced and shares. Many will resonate with the obstacles she has overcome – like institutional religion and theology’s attempts to downgrade spirituality, or at least to fail to recognize its crucial significance; as well as the obtuse and off-putting nature of much technical jargon associated with theology. The vision of spirituality is here one that can be embraced by many world religious traditions.” Professor Mary Grey
Green economics needs to be an authentic green. It cannot be the
brown of desertification and deforestation. It cannot be the red of
violence against nature and people, or the unnecessary conflicts
over natural resources—the land and water, seeds and food.
As Gandhi said, “the Earth has enough for everyone’s needs, but
not for some people’s greed.” Dr Vandana Shiva
http://www.globalresearch.ca/economy-revisited-will-green-be-the-colour-of-
money-or-life/5393406
"A Fruit-Bearing Spirituality” includes
a consideration of our humanity and spirituality;
our spiritual journey; transformation and growth;
relationships; integrating the personal and social;
how to change; the context/organization and the
relationship of Spirituality with Quantum Physics. Carolyn Reinhart
A Fruit-Bearing Spirituality connects any sort of inward journey with
an outward movement toward community and justice. Second, it uses
quantum physics to undergird the efficaciousness of spirituality. Carolyn Reinhart
Every one who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a
spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe-a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and
one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble Einstein
Throughout my whole life, during every minute
of it, the world has been gradually lighting
up and blazing before my eyes until it has
come to surround me, entirely lit up from
within.
-- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
http://www.chalquist.com/terraspirituality.html
Our journey of change and transformation really affects the whole of our
lives: our bodies, minds and spirits; how we spend our time, money, and
resources; our friendships and relationships; our politics, sexuality, energy,
family and so on. There is not one aspect of our lives that is untouched. Carolyn Reinhart
The whole earth is our home and yet we develop a sense of place and a spiritual connection with the place where we actually live. Satish Kumar
Our lives are journeys which we live alone and also share with others. Our
spirituality evolves as we choose our responses to what is happening in us and
around us each moment. It comes from inside us and is evolving constantly as we
interact with our world around us. We are in a process of living life – a process that
is not me or you, but forms and informs and makes us. Carolyn Reinhart
Many persons who study spirituality grow in knowledge and perhaps good feelings. Yet nothing emerges into the world because growth is not obtained or realised. The reason is that Fruits from the Bottom Up they have approached spirituality as though it is a theory. It has theoretical components, but it also is a practice.
“Spirituality is no longer a luxury of life ... But appears as an
absolute imperative for human sanity and survival.
Spirituality is essential to all human flourishing, wherever we
live, whether in religious or secular surroundings.” Ursula King
In your light I learn how to
love,
In your beauty, how to make
poems.
You dance inside my chest,
Where no one sees you,
But sometimes I do,
And that sight becomes this
art. Rumi
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• Earth, God and humans are profoundly interconnected.
• The environment can inspire us to experience and feel connected with the Divine through:its beautyconcern for our planet and survival
© C Reinhart
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ACTION ORIENTATED SPIRITUALITY integrates:
• action and contemplation
• social and personal worlds
• outward and inward
• permeating personal and political Carolyn Reinhart© C Reinhart
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KEY HALLMARKS of living spirituality
• people “are” what they are talking about
• Not power “over” people
• But “with” people
• Not discriminating
• Excluding no one
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SPIRITUALITY INCLUDES
• personal and social, • ourselves, others, sacred and our world • widest possible range human experience • body, mind and spirit • personal growth • inner potential• growing into fullness created to be • recognising interdependence “with”– one another and world Carolyn Reinhart
© C Reinhart
Reinhart‘s book provides the most comprehensive guide that I have seen to a practical
spirituality for humanity’s current situation … embodied, transformative of both individual
and community, trans-doctrinal and open to all dimensions of the cosmos … she draws
detailed guidelines for communities of enquiry striving for this transformation … analyses the
different dimensions of the emerging spiritual paradigm, drawing on science, social theory
and spiritual teaching. The hub of her conception is praxis: integrating being and doing …
theory and practice …
intertwined, informing each
other. Many insights emerge:
… oppressors and oppressed
need to change … “the real
journey takes place in the
depths of our souls …
psychological, social,
cultural, political, economic,
ecological and cosmological
”... an important book for
understanding and
engaging with
contemporary spirituality.
Chris Clarke, Formerly Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Southampton, UK
Anyone not shocked by Quantum Theory has not understood it.—Neils Bohr
The day will come when after we have mastered the winds, thewaves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energiesof love. Then for the second time in the history of the world, manwill have discovered fire.—Teilhard de Chardin
Some dimensions of spirituality are very broad. Spirituality is both
personal and social, and has to do with the uniqueness of our being.
It is non-material and is also a process in which we follow our own path,
on our own journey.
It gives us life. It is something a reflective person knows and is aware of
in varying degrees. It is different from humanitarianism. Our spirituality
informs and forms all aspects of our lives.