Imagination as the Path of the Spirit John O' Donohue

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  • čas přidán 10. 12. 2012

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  • @sulkygrrl
    @sulkygrrl Před 6 měsíci +6

    I discovered John's poems today, the first day of 2024 - and his birthday. I think of this coincidence as a gentle yet powerful blessing for the year. I will carry his incredible insights with me in the journey of becoming who I am and living the life my heart wants. Blessings to you forever, John.

  • @lilyprairiemoon3893
    @lilyprairiemoon3893 Před 4 lety +29

    We’re all addicts. My addiction is thinking. When I frantically listen to political, economic, sociological talks I feel satisfied, but mildly edgy. I listen to John O’Donohue talks and my whole body relaxes.

  • @DrJudy3
    @DrJudy3 Před 8 lety +37

    Blessings John. The world is completely different without you. Thank you for leaving behind this soft place in my heart.

  • @sampowers6733
    @sampowers6733 Před 3 lety +8

    12:00 I'm marking this so I can come back and listen for the 100th time.

  • @jenns.5791
    @jenns.5791 Před 2 lety +19

    gosh, what a beautiful soul he was.
    his laugh is everything. 💚✨🍀
    ...I wish I could've met him. 😞

  • @cathybreslaw
    @cathybreslaw Před 8 měsíci +1

    I have been immensely gifted to find John O'Donohue, his poetry and being, and I am so grateful for this opportunity to open new doors for myself through his work.

  • @suziepurkis8009
    @suziepurkis8009 Před 4 lety +95

    “I would love to live
    Like a river flows
    Carried by the surprise
    Of its own unfolding”
    💚

    • @colmcahill9549
      @colmcahill9549 Před 4 lety +5

      amazing ..heard that too suzie 😊

    • @johnparsons1000
      @johnparsons1000 Před 2 lety +4

      The joy of dawn sun, so quickly there
      between forks of the oak, spreads soul
      filled heart into faint clouds, as the glow
      of a new day lights those inner and outer
      blues with promise, so let its rays dispel
      anxiety’s claw with its dazzling shafts
      of gold light, you are that light.
      John R Parsons

  • @mimkuipers8569
    @mimkuipers8569 Před 8 lety +73

    Absolutely dripping in wisdom. Always exquisitely beautiful words and incredible insights. Every time I read or hear John my heart sings so much louder.

  • @silverygrey465
    @silverygrey465 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Bursts with wisdom, fun and Beauty. Thank you John. Wish you're still with us ❤

  • @karenrand432
    @karenrand432 Před 8 měsíci +2

    I used to be fortunate to live by the sea. Sheltered by sweet smelling evergreens on one side of a gravel road my dog and I would walk listening to John’s words on beauty as I gazed onto the nearby islands and shimmering waters. His voice was soothing to my spirit and his words resonated in the deepest way as I experienced my surroundings .
    Thank you for posting this.
    I miss him and hope to see more of his works on your site.

  • @user-vx8wp6is2k
    @user-vx8wp6is2k Před 7 měsíci +1

    always an amazing sail with this wonderful man's glorious mind and heart i regret i never had a talk with him.

  • @LionelCartwright
    @LionelCartwright Před 3 lety +9

    What a prescient talk - about John’s own life, as well as ours. What a gift he left us with his writing and his speaking. I can’t imagine anyone not benefitting from this talk.

  • @blossomyourawesome
    @blossomyourawesome Před 2 měsíci +1

    Wow. Wow. Wow.

  • @ruthnofchissey1366
    @ruthnofchissey1366 Před 10 lety +22

    I feel like I have met an awesome friend, that we sat by the Sea and drank tea with cream, and left to be with an elderly woman who needs encouragement, then, I sent him my book of poetry when I arrived back in the states-what a sunset! May the protection of the ancestors be yours, John..

  • @cour0821
    @cour0821 Před 7 lety +8

    Thank you for bringing John "back" to us all. What a gift, what truth with an Irish lilt.

  • @brigittemckenzie7148
    @brigittemckenzie7148 Před rokem +3

    So much food for thought and reflection here. Tomorrow 14 years ago John's life here on earth at least ended,however may he have experienced being known as intimately by God in God's presence as he shared in his talk here. He continues to be a blessing through his writings and recordings such as this. Thank you.

  • @not2tees
    @not2tees Před 11 lety +25

    "To be honest, I don't think the will of God is that interesting, whereas I think the imagination of God is absolutely fascinating. In mediaeval scholastic times they used to have huge arguments about whether God HAD to create or not. And I always think God HAD to create because otherwise He'd be in some divine lunatic asylum, if he didn't express the plenitude of possibility that was within Him." A beautiful mind at work . . .

  • @ginnypowell6003
    @ginnypowell6003 Před rokem +1

    Life is meant to "be" lived...in this human body....Find the abundance, beauty and wonder!! :)

  • @rhonatolchard4552
    @rhonatolchard4552 Před 10 lety +71

    Only became acquainted with his writings recently, which drew together lots of threads for me. Although he is now dead, reading his stuff feels like a wise and encouraging hand on the shoulder.

    • @peggysailors7818
      @peggysailors7818 Před 7 lety +6

      Rhona Tolchard --I can so relate like gathering up the threads - the loose threads that I had thought and experienced for such a long time but we're lacking a gathering thread...so freeing, I will never be the same

  • @carolcollins3108
    @carolcollins3108 Před 3 lety +5

    Always Wonderful to hear John speak, my resonance with the essence of this deep subject of imagination and life.
    Thank you for sharing this.
    God rest his beautiful soul.

  • @GentleJungle
    @GentleJungle Před 8 měsíci

    To be authentic ❤ 22:56

  • @kwasiappiah6992
    @kwasiappiah6992 Před 2 lety +2

    So much wisdom to take with me in these tumultuous times.

  • @samatavasisht1621
    @samatavasisht1621 Před 3 lety +4

    A treasure ❤️

  • @barbaracartwright6798
    @barbaracartwright6798 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Wow! I have a few of his books, but to hear him speak with such beauty, wisdom & humour has utterly stunned me. I'm already searching for more of these talks❤

  • @micahhornback6845
    @micahhornback6845 Před 3 lety +2

    Perhaps the greatest sermon ever written

  • @mitramalekzadeh9988
    @mitramalekzadeh9988 Před 2 lety +3

    53:25 you predicted what's going on today 🤔 😳 👀 I am totally with you and if you can hear me, on my birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 today, I received the message I've been waiting all my life. I'm awake and aware a ready to write ✍ in that journal my real biography, not the people's perception of me. In the second scene of my journey in my late 50s, I'm grateful with a contented heart ❤ to thank my God for creative minds like you.
    I came to awareness not by chance
    But by choice
    And every time I chose something
    I know I missed out on something else
    But I know deep down
    I walked on this earth 🌎
    With an awaken heart ❤
    Love&peace to all

  • @celiadenman3181
    @celiadenman3181 Před 5 lety +30

    I was recently introduced to the wonderful words of this beautiful soul through a book leant to me by a friend. The words truly channel God's intention. John wherever you are in spirit world, I am immense grateful for finding your voice.

  • @deborahwakeham4986
    @deborahwakeham4986 Před 4 lety +4

    Shame that we can't learn from him as much now. But we can live through him. He carried my soul when i had to carry my dead across the thresshold.

  • @annaharvey8739
    @annaharvey8739 Před 3 lety +5

    A wonderful, enriching, moving and funny talk from John. Thank you so much. 🙏❤

  • @cloudsofwonder7004
    @cloudsofwonder7004 Před rokem +1

    Love this about listening to the 7 thoughts we have getting a blank white page so I can and enjoy my feeling s of aloneness ☘️

    • @cloudsofwonder7004
      @cloudsofwonder7004 Před rokem

      Love him so much philosophy of my own full life so I can die honourably Life is the great Sacrement 🕊️☘️

    • @cloudsofwonder7004
      @cloudsofwonder7004 Před rokem

      Love his perspective on Sin being stuck in woundedness ❤️☘️

  • @AnamCara44
    @AnamCara44 Před 10 lety +6

    His words speak to my soul...miss him, but so grateful his words live on through his writings and videos

  • @gracedonovan3851
    @gracedonovan3851 Před 10 lety +10

    "we never see anothers experience. all we see is theyre behavior RDLang" "everything we do is guided by thought"J O'donahue Know and love your inner self..".to thine own heart be true"... " the mind altering alters all."
    " never be beset by others expectations.".... thank you John

  • @neondaronline
    @neondaronline Před 2 lety

    Thank you John for sending these words of Grace with humor, kindness and wisdom 🕯🌟💛

  • @bellebeauty67
    @bellebeauty67 Před 10 lety +8

    My "HUMANOID" heart has been opened even wider by this Avatars wisdom! xooxxo

    • @bellebeauty67
      @bellebeauty67 Před 10 lety +8

      Although John's humanoid body has left the earth, his spirit and presence is radiating my heart! I love him!

  • @justinfitzpatrick013
    @justinfitzpatrick013 Před 10 lety +17

    34:41 - .."one of the real difficulties in a relationship is to keep the crust of familiarity from forming over it completely"

    • @peggysailors7818
      @peggysailors7818 Před 7 lety +2

      Justin F He talks about that early in his seminal book Anam Cara...you will find relief and answers there

  • @peggysailors7818
    @peggysailors7818 Před 7 lety +3

    I just discovered and began absorbing by bits and pieces...the astonishing thing is that every thought, such as on birth and death I have had those thoughts too...l can't get enough...thank you John for for immortality

  • @sevb3895
    @sevb3895 Před 9 lety +6

    There are a lot of people who don't get to live the life the want and It's not their fault.

    • @maureenmannion6748
      @maureenmannion6748 Před 4 měsíci

      True. It would be good to hear how to live in those circumstances.

  • @TheCaithleen
    @TheCaithleen Před 9 lety +12

    This man brings me to tears

  • @felisaroldan
    @felisaroldan Před 11 lety +7

    Thanks so much for downloading this.I have read some of his books but listening to him and the true Irish accent really have a great impact.Love him, such a shame he died si young.Thanks.Felisa

    • @peggysailors7818
      @peggysailors7818 Před 7 lety +3

      Felisa Roldan order the DVD on him-it's about his annual tour to his childhood home in west Ireland, and teachings and the landscape and sacred Celtic sites...it's wonderful!

  • @peterhudson6309
    @peterhudson6309 Před rokem

    The guts of life for reflection.

  • @peggysailors7818
    @peggysailors7818 Před 7 lety +10

    I would love to see more of his appearances on here...I cherish his teachings.

  • @johncargile11
    @johncargile11 Před 4 měsíci

    Blessed

  • @koirakoira2011
    @koirakoira2011 Před 7 lety +7

    Thank you soooo much again for having this available online... love you for it! Bless you for it!

    • @ShaneMullaney
      @ShaneMullaney  Před 7 lety +2

      Thank you for your kind words thanks for listening, same to you

  • @maxfrank13
    @maxfrank13 Před 3 měsíci

    For Buffy. ❤

  • @peacekitten9175
    @peacekitten9175 Před 8 lety +5

    wonderful to watch again and again

  • @dmccaffertysnapp
    @dmccaffertysnapp Před 10 lety +7

    Another beautiful mind. Thank you so much for sharing this video.

  • @jonpenney1702
    @jonpenney1702 Před 10 lety +39

    I am a humanoid and a former baby, I'm off to write my diary of most dangerous thoughts :)

    • @peggysailors7818
      @peggysailors7818 Před 7 lety +1

      Jon Penney lol ...free your thoughts and buckle up for the ride

  • @michaelmonkey6541
    @michaelmonkey6541 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you so much.......

  • @Reiki1ful
    @Reiki1ful Před 6 lety +1

    An amazing man. Loved the celtic traditions and had such spiritual wisdom and insights. Sorely missed

  • @lashamana
    @lashamana Před 3 lety

    Ohh, fall in love with this Words 🙏🏼💛🧡❤️♥️

  • @TheCaithleen
    @TheCaithleen Před 8 lety +19

    When the pain of staying the same is great er than the pain of change...... we emerge awakened........ this comes form Alcoholics Anonymous!

    • @peggysailors7818
      @peggysailors7818 Před 7 lety +3

      Kathleen Carter Steeves ...a friend of Bill? God bless!

    • @cessrcd
      @cessrcd Před 6 lety +1

      Thank you for reminding me of that Kathleen, I need to keep this very far forward in my mind at the moment

  • @pape37
    @pape37 Před 8 lety +4

    So lovely, thank you for posting.

  • @MusicaAngela
    @MusicaAngela Před 2 lety +1

    20:40 because an awful lot of people, if you give them a comfortable pillow, they'll sleep their way through most of it. Honest to God!

  • @VioletRoseReiki
    @VioletRoseReiki Před 7 lety +1

    Thank you so much for this. His brilliance is very much missed. Blessings~

  • @PoetMountain
    @PoetMountain Před 10 lety +1

    Marvelous. Thanks.

  • @rul4522
    @rul4522 Před 4 lety

    I love his voice!!

  • @kentfaver1367
    @kentfaver1367 Před 5 lety +1

    Wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

  • @ja100163
    @ja100163 Před 5 lety

    thankyou so much - an absolutely wonderful wonderful amazing talk

  • @ratsu2641
    @ratsu2641 Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent mind beautiful man :)

  • @neetisachdeva4855
    @neetisachdeva4855 Před 2 lety

    Thank you!

  • @TheCaithleen
    @TheCaithleen Před 8 lety +4

    AMEN BRO.

  • @titabell360
    @titabell360 Před 5 lety

    Many blessings

  • @patriciaconroy778
    @patriciaconroy778 Před 3 lety

    The way to the truth.

  • @laetitiarivry5725
    @laetitiarivry5725 Před rokem

    「もっと多くの人が必要なので、このビデオをもっと

  • @peggysailors7818
    @peggysailors7818 Před 4 lety +3

    Check out the Beautiful music of Clannad, an Irish group. Their music is a lovely accompaniment to O’Donohue....it carries me to a higher level of peace and contentment.

  • @jonathandelarosa8333
    @jonathandelarosa8333 Před 3 lety +2

    Here from mollywhoppery

  • @roseofmercy
    @roseofmercy Před 10 lety +5

    Thank you SO much for putting this up and giving us such a blessed gift. Is there a CD of this? I can't believe that it hasn't been either viewed or liked more often.

  • @michaelkelly1568
    @michaelkelly1568 Před 4 lety +1

    Interesting.

  • @sharonatkinson1161
    @sharonatkinson1161 Před rokem

    🙏❤️

  • @user-um7wt2hx8j
    @user-um7wt2hx8j Před rokem

    Kandungan video sangat baik, tahniah

  • @mattmclafferty6265
    @mattmclafferty6265 Před 2 lety

    "Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
    Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. The gateway to infinity. The taste/opinion of the pudding is in the tasting ❤.
    Love ya

  • @lindasheehan5702
    @lindasheehan5702 Před 10 lety +3

    Thanks so much for posting this. It's a treasure I didn't know that we had. Does anyone know where was he speaking? I'm guessing UK.

  • @adaman6652
    @adaman6652 Před 3 lety

    14:50

  • @lizmcdanielooo
    @lizmcdanielooo Před 4 lety

    How does this APPLY to people like to Jeffery Dahmer, Ted Bundy, or John Wayne Gacy?

  • @lukasdillon
    @lukasdillon Před 3 lety

    Anyone know how he died?

  • @OoooHan
    @OoooHan Před 10 lety +1

    Speaks just a priest