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Much of my criticism of religion comes about when I see it not only affirming the system of normalcy but teaching folks how to live there comfortably. It just increases our “stuckness” in the old world. As does a lot of poor psychotherapy. Cheap religion teaches us how to live successfully in a sick system.

— Richard Rohr Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer (1999)

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Prayer must lead us beyond mind, words, and ideas to a more spacious place where God has a chance to get in.

Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer (1999)

God does not love you because you are good, God loves you because God is good.

Power should be entrusted only to those who do not seek it.

Group-think is a substitute for God-think. The belief is that God is found only by our group. The next step is to establish that identification with our group as the only way to serve God.

Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer (1999)

The world, the system, moves forward out of fear. That’s why they have to threaten us to play the game. We’re threatened with loss of job, money, reputation, or prestige. It’s all based on fear.

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