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Notes on Poverty, Death & Nothingness: St Paul of the Cross
Not your friendly Instagram mystic
Christian mystics have a curious magnetism in these troubled times. Can we understand them on their own terms?
Sep 27, 2024
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The Passio Project
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David Benjamin Blower
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The other side of the fence
Your enemy is God's gift to you: Part 2 — meeting others outside our own social experience
Sep 19, 2024
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The Passio Project
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David Benjamin Blower
Your enemy is God's gift to you
There is a possibility, however slim, that our arguments can lead us to miraculous change.
Aug 29, 2024
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The Passio Project
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David Benjamin Blower
2
Is poverty the problem — or wealth?
For many centuries, voluntary poverty was the mark of revolutionary movements of all kinds, not just religious orders
Aug 15, 2024
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The Passio Project
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David Benjamin Blower
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Breaking the cycle of power
The eccentric St Paul of the Cross, who took peculiar delight in his own “nothingness,” opens a loophole in our embattled political imagination.
Aug 1, 2024
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The Passio Project
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David Benjamin Blower
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In praise of nothingness
St Paul of the Cross seems to find a childlike freedom in having nothing to prove.
Jul 18, 2024
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The Passio Project
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David Benjamin Blower
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The opposite of positive thinking
For St Paul of the Cross, authentic joy comes from experience and compassion — not internalised storytelling
Jul 4, 2024
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The Passio Project
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David Benjamin Blower
2
Let's talk about mystical death
What the diaries of a mystic tell us about 'letting go'
Jun 20, 2024
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The Passio Project
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David Benjamin Blower
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First, be present with the other
Social and economic context matters. But there's something in being genuinely present first.
Jun 6, 2024
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The Passio Project
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David Benjamin Blower
Ancient mystic morning routine
Sitting with suffering long enough to leave the competitive grind behind
May 23, 2024
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The Passio Project
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David Benjamin Blower
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How can joy grow out of suffering?
Introducing 'Notes on Death, Poverty and Nothingness' — exploring the writings of St Paul of the Cross.
May 16, 2024
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The Passio Project
and
David Benjamin Blower
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