tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19685403606040013452024-03-13T11:00:30.435-07:00'ORDUGH CADHANThe Order of the Wild GooseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968540360604001345.post-16782059762439411142014-06-26T12:34:00.000-07:002017-12-11T11:19:13.356-08:00ORDER OF THE WILD GOOSE<html>
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`Ordugh Cadhan is Gaelic and translates Order (`Ordugh) Wild Goose (Cadhan).
It is the name of the order of secular monks created by Brother Thomas
Faulkenbury and Brother John Chiaromonte, one a Bishop of the RCC and the other a
former Bishop and Taoiseach of the RCC.
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The
wild goose was a symbol for the ancient Celtic Christian Church. The free
flight of the wild goose was reminiscent of Jesus' comment on the Holy Spirit:
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;">"The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear
the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So
is everyone who is born of the Spirit."</span></i></b> (John 3:8)</div>
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Cadhan monks are on a wild goose chase ~ a following of the Holy Spirit ~ down
paths of ecumenicity and tolerance, across the skies of God's universal message
into the heart of God's presence and work in all religions of love and compassion.</div>
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We
are Christ-centered because He is our foundation and our personal point of
reference. But we are not restricted by the boundaries of Christianity nor
any other institutional religion. We can, have, and will find truths in
other religions, East and West. While we believe that Jesus Christ is the
Incarnate Word of God, we do not believe that God has been silent with regards
to people outside the Judeo-Christian world.</div>
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We
are definitely un-orthodox and most likely heretical from the viewpoint of
mainstream Christianity. Defining orthodoxy and declaring what is heresy
are the purview of religions and the cause of much bloodshed and killing.
We prefer spirituality over religion. We endeavor to<u><span style="font-family: Arial;"> follow</span></u> the Wild Goose;
not hunt it and kill it as religions do the Spirit of their founders.</div>
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The
orientation of the Order is eclectic and esoteric... a mixture of Wisdom
Christianity, Zen Buddhism, and Advaita Hinduism. The focus is
multifaceted and ever-changing yet anchored in several precepts.</div>
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<font face="Arial" color="#FF0000">THE CADHAN PRECEPTS</font></i></b></p>
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<font face="Arial" size="2">(Precepts are meant as directions, or a rule of
action or conduct. They are, simply, teachings we hold to be true.)These precepts are used by the Order of St. Josaphat and The Order of the Wild Goose</font></i></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> Refuge in Christ, Buddha, and Krishna
<i><font face="Arial" size="2">(Refuge in God)</font></i></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> Refuge in the Gospel, the Dharma, and the Gita
<i><font face="Arial">(<font size="2">Refuge in His Truth and Teachings)</font></font></i></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> Refuge in the Order, the Sangha,
and the Ashram <i><font face="Arial" size="2">(Refuge in the community of
like-believing people)</font></i></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> Love
God with your whole heart, mind, strength, and will. <font size="2">(</font><i><font size="2" face="Arial">The
four yogas or disciplines: bhakti or devotion, jinana or</font></i></p>
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study,hatha or meditation, and karma or deeds)</font></i></p>
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others as you love yourself.</p>
<p align="left" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> Do
unto others as you would have them do to you.</p>
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not do to others what you would not have them do to you.</p>
<p align="left" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> The
Spirit of God inhabits all sentient beings.</p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> Life
outside the Spirit of God is suffering.</p>
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Suffering is caused by desires contrary to the Spirit of God.</p>
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cessation of suffering is possible.</p>
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extinction of desires contrary to the Spirit of God leads to the cessation of
suffering.</p>
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Suffering is ultimately overcome by self-sacrifice; that is, by giving of
yourself to others.</p>
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path to Nirvana, the Kingdom of Heaven, and Samadhi consists of:</p>
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Knowing there is only One God, called by many names;</p>
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Holding a right view of the nature of reality;</p>
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Placing no thing before the One God;</p>
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Honoring the names of the One God;</p>
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Setting aside time for devotion to the One God; stilling the mind;</p>
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Contemplating the divine virtues (lovingkindness, compassion, sympathetic joy)</p>
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Respecting parents, venerating ancestors, and remembering history;</p>
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Not earning a living which is contrary to the Spirit of God or the path;</p>
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Refraining from killing;</p>
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Not engaging in adultery; holding right thought, free from sensuous desire,
ill-will, and cruelty;</p>
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Not stealing; not craving or desiring to possess what does not belong to you
whether person or property;</p>
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Not bearing false witness; abstaining from harsh, vulgar words, words delivered
in anger, slurs,</p>
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gossip, and idle chatter;</p>
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Developing compassionate motivations.</p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Being a Cadhan monk is
not about belonging to a specific religion or denomination. It is not
about living in a monastery or separated from the world. It is not about
taking vows or wearing a particular habit or robes.</p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Being a Cadhan monk<b>
<u>is</u> </b>a
matter of having a monastic heart; that is, living simply and humbly in the
ever-presence of the One God and following His Spirit, which is already within
you.</p>
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