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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
Loved the challenges that some his of thinking brings up regarding our view of life, the Trinity and Jesus's incarnation. Thought provoking and a good read.
I love Richard Rohr. This is the top 5 of his books. I will be thinking about several areas of this book for years to come. The end.
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
I took copious notes. Fr Richard lays out a great road map to the church fathers in this book as well as literary greats. His writing on love is powerful and piercing. It shines a light into all the dark nooks and crannies of one’s soul. It is funny to read some of the reviews and see the very divergent ideas readers got from this book. We all bring our own experience and perspective to the table and this book is like a mirror. I’m on to the next one by this wonderful author.
An important book that helped me to turn inward to make sense of some of the troubles I've been experiencing.
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
This book was enjoyable, but I found so many of the ideas so similar to Falling Upwards that it felt a little repetitious. Still there were some new gems as Richard Rohr is great at short quippy statements that really get you to think. His somewhat circular, non-linear writing style definitely bothered some others I know that have read it, but not me.
Some good examples:
Soulful people, invariably humble and honest about themselves, are also risk takers: they both know the rules and how to break the rules properly.
The True Self is conscious, the False Self is largely unconscious, and you do evil only when you are unconscious. (so how could we be responsible for it then?)
Your False Self is not bad or wrong; it is just mortal. It is relative and not absolute. It is passing and not substantial, a largely mental and cultural construct. It will die when you die.
The False Self is energized by problems and by self-created goals almost moment by moment; The True Self (the soul) needs and feeds on a different fuel: union and contentment itself and, especially, deep resonance (meaning) of any kind.
Some good examples:
Soulful people, invariably humble and honest about themselves, are also risk takers: they both know the rules and how to break the rules properly.
The True Self is conscious, the False Self is largely unconscious, and you do evil only when you are unconscious. (so how could we be responsible for it then?)
Your False Self is not bad or wrong; it is just mortal. It is relative and not absolute. It is passing and not substantial, a largely mental and cultural construct. It will die when you die.
The False Self is energized by problems and by self-created goals almost moment by moment; The True Self (the soul) needs and feeds on a different fuel: union and contentment itself and, especially, deep resonance (meaning) of any kind.
reflective
slow-paced