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    The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See
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    The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See

    By Richard Rohr

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    For Christians seeking a way of thinking outside of strict dualities, this guide explores methods for letting go of division and living in the present. Drawn from the Gospels, Jesus, Paul, and the great Christian contemplatives, this examination reveals how many of the hidden truths of Christianity have been misunderstood or lost and how to read them with the eyes of the mystics rather than interpreting them through rational thought. Filled with sayings, stories, quotations, and appeals to the heart, specific methods for identifying dualistic thinking are presented with simple practices for stripping away ego and the fear of dwelling in the present.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Crossroad Publishing Company
    Release dateSep 1, 2009
    ISBN9780824520618
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    Richard Rohr

    Richard Rohr was born in Kansas in 1943. He entered the Franciscans in 1961, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1970. He received his Master's Degree in Theology from Dayton that same year. He now lives in a hermitage behind his Franciscan community in Albuquerque, and divides his time between local work and preaching and teaching on all continents. He has written numerous books including: Everything Belongs, Things Hidden, The Naked Now, and more.

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    • 4/5
      I’ve had this book recommended to me for years, and when I got a gift card for Mother’s Day, I finally plunged in and bought it. So glad I did.The author is a Catholic priest and he’s had time to reflect on what religion should bring to us and what it isn’t bringing to us. And since religion isn’t doing its job, Rohr has decided to help out and share some real secrets we are missing out on. Shall I share one? I think I shall.Jesus is telling us these secrets in every word he speaks, but we are too caught up in our dualistic thinking to understand what he is telling us. To get to Jesus, to experience God, we have to let go of our scientific yes-no, black-white thoughts and be in the naked now.Sounds easy, right? Rohr would beg to differ. It’s the hardest thing you will ever do.I better get busy, then. Off to live in the naked now. Let’s see if I can try to put Rohr’s secrets to work.
    • 5/5
      This book is like the cover blurb says, "it is like a breath of fresh air." Somehow, he manages to answer questions about how to be human, love others and still live in this world with its imperfections and paradoxes in under 200 pages. Coolness. Way cool. Buy this book.