The Richard Rohr daily meditation in May this year, sparked off a lot for many of us, and we wanted to explore it further.
Here is a section of his daily contemplation, which provokes many questions and ponderings:
"If we go to the depths of anything, we'll begin to knock upon something substantial, “real,” and with a timeless quality. We'll move from the starter kit of “belief” to an actual inner knowing. This is most especially true if we have ever (1) loved deeply, (2) accompanied someone through the mystery of dying, or (3) stood in genuine life-changing awe before mystery, time, or beauty. This “something real” is what all the world religions were pointing to when they spoke of heaven, home, nirvana, bliss, or enlightenment. They were not wrong at all; their only mistake was that they pushed it off into the next world. If heaven is later, it is because it is first of all now. "
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