Matt O'Connor

Matt O'Connor

My name is Matt O'Connor, I am a spiritual director, with a focus on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. I am a graduate of the Episcopal Theological Seminary at Claremont, California, and an associate of the Loyola Institute for Spirituality in Orange, California.

    © Matt O'Connor 2020-2021

    Intimacy

    Courage

    "Not Knowing Is Most Intimate"

    Practitioners of Zen Buddhism wrestle with a teaching story of a master questioning a pilgrim: Dizang, the teacher, asks the pilgrim Fayan, "Where are you going?" Fayan says, "Around on pilgrimage." Dizang then asks, "What is the purpose of pilgrimage?" Fayan replies, "I don't know." Dizang responds, "Not knowing is most intimate.”

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