Subject: RE: Jesus-prayer
From: Cecilia Baader (ceciliaann@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Nov 17 2000 - 02:02:49 GMT
Long-Lurking Fish Amber Raley wrote:
>I did a presentation/speech today in my
>Comparative Mysticism course where I discussed at length the mysticism of
>Way of a Pilgrim and his way of praying without ceasing.
A Comparative Mysticism course? I think I'm jealous. Your presentation
sounds fascinating, Amber. Do you have a written version that you can post
to the list or to a website? I'm sure that more than one person around here
would be interested in a in-depth study of 'Way of a Pilgrim' and the Jesus
Prayer.
>One other thing
>that I think Franny lacks is an initial spiritual guide.
Excellent point. And I think that the lack of a spiritual guide is
precisely what sends Franny home-- Seymour is no longer there, but I think
she believes that it's the closest she's going to get. And, I think that
Franny begins this in the first place because she's facing a spiritual
crisis and the first thing she does is go to Seymour's room for guidance.
It is on his desk that she finds the little pea green books.
Zooey too, when he is looking for inspiration for dealing with Franny's
crisis, visits Seymour's room, studying the beaverboard for inspiration.
And during the entire phone conversation with Franny, he's sitting at
Seymour's desk. He's getting some guidance there, but what it is, I cannot
say.
Hmm. I'm not sure what that means. Franny looks to Seymour as a spiritual
guide and fails, and Zooey does the same and succeeds.
Or. Or. Or.
Or maybe when Seymour died, he tried to pass the baton and nobody has taken
it up until just that minute, when Zooey finally takes it up. And shows
that he's eminently capable in his role.
Regards,
Cecilia.
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