The Cloud of Unknowing: Listener Questions

About this sermon

In this episode, Jim and Kirsten answer questions that were submitted by the listeners during the airing of the 5th season around The Cloud of Unknowing. Due to the length of this episode, we are providing key markers so you can move around the episode however it best applies to your path. Markers: 00:02:38 – Recapping The Cloud of Unknowing 00:05:19 – Gender and The Cloud of Unknowing 00:07:38 – Questions about The Path 00:11:55 – Using Words and Anchors in Meditation 00:14:09 – Encountering Anxiety During Meditation 00:22:23 – Working with Non-Attachment and Fear 00:27:30 – Meditation in Group Settings 00:30:32 – Difficult Emotions During Practice 00:33:51 – Accepting Yourself During Practice 00:36:14 – The Cloud and Working with Painful Memories 00:41:19 – Working with Pain and the Infinite 00:43:56 – Struggling to Connect with Unitive Consciousness 00:47:48 – Is Every Thing Eternal? 00:52:16 – Feeling Love During Contemplation 00:55:21 – A Voicemail from Miguel 01:01:14 – The Mystics and Centering Prayer 01:03:37 – Bringing Our Practice Into the World 01:06:40 – Loving God for God Alone 01:09:01 – Contemplative Transformation of Personality Resources: • Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more about Jim, visit jamesfinley.org  (https://www.jamesfinley.org/) • For the transcript for this podcast can be found here. (https://cac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TTTM_Transcript_TCUO_ListenerQuestions.pdf) • The book being used for this season can be found here (https://bookshop.org/books/the-cloud-of-unknowing-and-the-book-of-privy-counseling/9780385030977) . Connect with us: • We also produce other podcasts you might enjoy. To learn more about them and our other offerings, visit cac.org (https://www.cac.org/) • This podcast is made possible, thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at cac.org/podcastsupport (https://www.cac.org/podcastsupport) Thank you!