Seeing

RC1_4536, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


     How you see is what you see. And to see rightly 
     is to be able to be fully present — 
     without fear, without bias, and without judgment.

        Richard Rohr

How to See

CN Tower and buildings (9.14, '12), a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


One of the mistakes religions made was
to emphasize "what" to see, instead of "how" to see.

Richard Rohr

Living into Thinking

RIC_2688-1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

We do not think ourselves into new ways of living,

we live ourselves into new ways of thinking.

Richard Rohr

Wounds to our Ego

RIC_2029, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

The wounds to our ego are our teachers and must be welcomed.

They must be paid attention to, not litigated.

Richard Rohr, Everything Belongs

Nothing/Everything

DSC_4232, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

When we are nothing, we are in a fine position to receive everything from God.

Richard Rohr, Everything Belongs

Eyes not our own

RIC_9457, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

When we can see the image of God where we don’t want to see the image of God,

then we see with eyes not our own.

Richard Rohr, Everything Belongs

Everything belongs

RIC_6414
Originally uploaded by rchoephoto

In God's reign "everything belongs," even the broken and poor parts.

Richard Rohr, Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer

God

DSC_8361
Originally uploaded by rchoephoto

God is always bigger than the boxes we build for God, so we should not waste too much time protecting the boxes.

Richard Rohr, Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemporary Prayer

How to see

RIC_6394
Originally uploaded by rchoephoto

All religious teachers have recognized that we human beings do not naturally see; we have to be taught how to see.

Richard Rohr, Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemporary Prayer