Path of Centering Prayer, The: Deepening Your Experience of God
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Inspiration & Meditation, Prayer
| Author: | David Frenette | ISBN: | 9781604078947 |
| Publisher: | Sounds True | Publication: | September 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Sounds True | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Frenette |
| ISBN: | 9781604078947 |
| Publisher: | Sounds True |
| Publication: | September 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Sounds True |
| Language: | English |
In the teachings of Jesus, there are prayers, and then there is prayerthe silent, loving communion with the divine, beyond words or ritual. With Father Thomas Keatings book Open Mind, Open Heart, hundreds of thousands discovered the transformative power of Centering Prayer as a form of Christian meditation. Now, with The Path of Centering Prayer, Keatings senior student, friend, and advisor David Frenette reveals the profound depths of this practice, making it easier for meditators to deepen their connection with God.
Beginning and experienced practitioners alike will benefit from this fresh voice, at once eloquent and clear, as they explore:
- The key insights and principles of Centering Prayer
- Guided instruction in the sacred word, sacred breath, and sacred glance practices
- Gentleness and openness: the way of letting go and letting be
- Experiencing a deeper sense of God in meditation and in everyday life
- Many other contemplative practices and teachings founded upon the wisdom of Fathers Thomas Keating and Thomas Merton
In the teachings of Jesus, there are prayers, and then there is prayerthe silent, loving communion with the divine, beyond words or ritual. With Father Thomas Keatings book Open Mind, Open Heart, hundreds of thousands discovered the transformative power of Centering Prayer as a form of Christian meditation. Now, with The Path of Centering Prayer, Keatings senior student, friend, and advisor David Frenette reveals the profound depths of this practice, making it easier for meditators to deepen their connection with God.
Beginning and experienced practitioners alike will benefit from this fresh voice, at once eloquent and clear, as they explore:
- The key insights and principles of Centering Prayer
- Guided instruction in the sacred word, sacred breath, and sacred glance practices
- Gentleness and openness: the way of letting go and letting be
- Experiencing a deeper sense of God in meditation and in everyday life
- Many other contemplative practices and teachings founded upon the wisdom of Fathers Thomas Keating and Thomas Merton
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