I'm a fan of both Thomas Merton and Parker Palmer, but I have a small quibble. I disagree with the notion that the spiritual self "wants to 'slip the surly bonds of Earth' and fly nonstop to heaven." Rather I see the true self and the spiritual self as one and the same. The old Hasidic tale about Rabbi Zusya, which Parker quotes, makes the same point.
On Jun 25, 2018 Patrick Wolfe wrote:
I'm a fan of both Thomas Merton and Parker Palmer, but I have a small quibble. I disagree with the notion that the spiritual self "wants to 'slip the surly bonds of Earth' and fly nonstop to heaven." Rather I see the true self and the spiritual self as one and the same. The old Hasidic tale about Rabbi Zusya, which Parker quotes, makes the same point.