> > > >Special Edition >Weekly Reflection August 27, 2013 > I Have A Dream > >This week's reflection comes as a special edition in honor of Martin Luther >King, Jr. delivering his speech "I Have A Dream" from the steps of the Lincoln >Memorial >50 years ago, this Wednesday, August 28th. > >It is said that at the time of Dr. King's assassination, there were plans in >place for Dr. King to meet with Thomas Merton at The Abbey of Gethsemani. In >his work A Hidden Wholeness, >Albert J. Raboteau reminisces on the conversation that never happened between >these two men. Surely they had more in common then the year of their death in >1968. They had two very different lifestyles, one a Trappist monk committed >to a life of simplicity and solitude, and the other a Civil Rights activist, >yet the message they spoke was the same truth. >Thomas Merton made the distinction between our true inner self and our false >external self. Shedding light on the fact that we are absorbed in our false >self, and need to become aware, through a contemplative lifestyle, of our >inner self. In this awareness we begin to realize that the differences we see >between us are false, because we are one. At the core of Dr. Martin Luther >King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream," speech, we hear this same message. Not only are >we already one, but we are equal. > > >"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." > > -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. > >"A heart filled with love is like a phoenix that no cage can imprison." >-Rumi > > >Throughout this week recognize your true compassionate nature. > > > > Connect with us over a cup of tea! >www.InstituteforContemplativePractice.org > > > > > >Merton & The Tao >Click the book to see details about the newly released Merton & The Tao book. >In addition to critical essays that explore the harvest of new insights >provoked by Merton's encounters with the Ancient Sages, Merton & The Tao >presents the complete and carefully annotated correspondence between Thomas >Merton and John C.H. Wu. > > >Order the Meatyard / Merton catalogue today! > >The Institute for Contemplative Practice hosted a gallery supported by the >Center for Interfaith Relations during their May 2013 Festival of Faiths. The >exhibit featured a collection of Ralph Eugene Meatyard photographs of Thomas >Merton and the first public appearance of eight Thomas Merton calligraphies. >The catalogue includes all of the photographs, calligraphies, captions >(excerpts from Thomas Merton's journals) and an essay by Ralph Eugene's son >Chris Meatyard. >The Institute for Contemplative Practice >[email protected] >Forward email > >This email was sent to [email protected] by >[email protected] | >Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy >Policy. >The Center for Interfaith Relations| Institute for Contemplative Practice| 415 >W. Muhammad Ali Blvd.| Louisville| KY| 40202
