Comments on: Twitter: Trapped Monk http://www.acimmonk.com/twitter-trapped-monk.html My process and experiences as a monastic student of A Course in Miracles and Ken Wapnick Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:29:26 -0500 hourly 1 By: acimmonk http://www.acimmonk.com/twitter-trapped-monk.html#comment-14793 acimmonk Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:04:36 +0000 http://www.acimmonk.com/?p=4018#comment-14793 I have copied all of the Trapped Monk entries into this post so that they can easily be read in sequence. I have copied all of the Trapped Monk entries into this post so that they can easily be read in sequence.

]]> By: acimmonk http://www.acimmonk.com/twitter-trapped-monk.html#comment-14495 acimmonk Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:58:57 +0000 http://www.acimmonk.com/?p=4018#comment-14495 Trapped Monk is untrapped. He has disappeared into the heart of Beethoven where the Cavatina plays endlessly. Beginning today the daily lesson will now appear in the footer (the bottom of the main page), and a new room has been added to The Rooms of the Monastery where the daily lesson or anything about <i>A Course in Miracles</i> can be discussed: <a href="http://www.acimmonk.com/the-class-room.html" target="blank" rel="nofollow">The Class Room</a>. Trapped Monk is untrapped. He has disappeared into the heart of Beethoven where the Cavatina plays endlessly.

Beginning today the daily lesson will now appear in the footer (the bottom of the main page), and a new room has been added to The Rooms of the Monastery where the daily lesson or anything about A Course in Miracles can be discussed: The Class Room.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.acimmonk.com/twitter-trapped-monk.html#comment-11440 Lisa Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:22:53 +0000 http://www.acimmonk.com/?p=4018#comment-11440 Yes, Sister S saves the day with her love. But is it human love or Divine Love? Is Trapped Monk speaking in metaphor? Here is a bit of metaphor from Saint Clare of Assisi- Draw Me After You! Draw me after you! We will run in the fragrance of Your perfumes, O heavenly Spouse! I will run and not tire, until You bring me into the wine-cellar, until Your left hand is under my head and Your right hand will embrace me happily [and] You will kiss me with the happiest kiss of Your mouth. -Saint Clare of Assisi And a brief explanation: In this poem Clare sings of her love of God as if He were a classic Italian lover- all fragrance, wine, and kisses. Some will say that human love is a pale reflection of the experience of the union with God, but it is surely the closest metaphor we can find- which is why it has been used in all traditions throughout time. Yes, Sister S saves the day with her love. But is it human love or Divine Love? Is Trapped Monk speaking in metaphor?

Here is a bit of metaphor from Saint Clare of Assisi-

Draw Me After You!

Draw me after you!
We will run in the fragrance of Your perfumes,
O heavenly Spouse!
I will run and not tire,
until You bring me into the wine-cellar,
until Your left hand is under my head
and Your right hand will embrace me happily
[and] You will kiss me with the happiest
kiss of Your mouth.

-Saint Clare of Assisi

And a brief explanation: In this poem Clare sings of her love of God as if He were a classic Italian lover- all fragrance, wine, and kisses. Some will say that human love is a pale reflection of the experience of the union with God, but it is surely the closest metaphor we can find- which is why it has been used in all traditions throughout time.

]]> By: Debbi of the Grotto http://www.acimmonk.com/twitter-trapped-monk.html#comment-5495 Debbi of the Grotto Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:14:52 +0000 http://www.acimmonk.com/?p=4018#comment-5495 "No idea where all the missing bacon went...." [img]http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/1938/missingbacon.jpg[/img] “No idea where all the missing bacon went….”

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]]> By: Debbi of the Grotto http://www.acimmonk.com/twitter-trapped-monk.html#comment-3863 Debbi of the Grotto Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:55:03 +0000 http://www.acimmonk.com/?p=4018#comment-3863 Thought maybe our bacon-loving Brother could use a little pepping up just about now... bolster his courage a little before going to see Abbott Pacino... perfect to wear to first session. [img]http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/461/baconshirt.jpg[/img] Thought maybe our bacon-loving Brother could use a little pepping up just about now… bolster his courage a little before going to see Abbott Pacino… perfect to wear to first session.

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