592. Richard Rohr

Richard Rohr is a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province. He is the founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation and academic dean of the CAC’s Living School. An internationally recognized author and spiritual leader, Fr. Richard teaches primarily on incarnational mysticism, non-dual consciousness, and contemplation, with a particular emphasis on how these affect the social justice issues of our time.

Podcast: Another Name for Every Thing

A few of Fr. Rohr's 30+ books:

The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe
Every Thing Is Sacred: 40 Practices and Reflections on the Universal Christ
The Wisdom Pattern: Order, Disorder, Reorder
Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
Immortal Diamond: The Search for Our True Self
Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer

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Summary and transcript of this interview.

Interview recorded March 27, 2021
YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
00:02:10 - The Vast Universe and the Universal Christ
00:04:02 - Jesus and the Universal Concept of the Christ
00:06:22 - The Cosmic Notion of Christ
00:08:33 - A New Cosmology and Universalizing Jesus' Message
00:10:49 - The Small Box of Religion
00:12:54 - The Marvel of Intelligence and Creativity
00:14:53 - Caring for Creation and Social Justice
00:16:54 - Saving the Worms
00:18:55 - Changing Notions of God
00:21:12 - The Exclusionary Nature of Theology
00:23:18 - The Journey from Order to Re-order
00:25:41 - Embracing Polarities and Diversities
00:28:05 - The breadth of freedom and social order
00:30:00 - Love God and Do What You Want
00:32:15 - The Changing Grand Canyon
00:34:20 - The Multifaceted Nature of Causality
00:36:39 - The "Father Wound" and the Atonement
00:38:50 - The Transformation of Religion
00:40:46 - The Healing Environment of the Prison System
00:42:09 - The Loneliness and Cutthroat Nature of Prison Life
00:43:36 - The Communion of Saints
00:45:22 - The Interconnectedness of Humanity and Collective Consciousness
00:46:55 - The Fall and Autonomy
00:48:33 - The Fall and the Wounded Condition
00:50:02 - The Happy Fault and the Rediscovery of Non-Duality
00:51:36 - Great Love and Great Suffering
00:53:19 - The Power of Love and Suffering
00:54:53 - Jesus's justice strategy
00:56:29 - Solidarity vs Sacrifice
00:58:19 - Dipping into the Ocean of Richard Rohr