Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of GodEnter a Monastery Without Walls Christian Meditation introduces an ancient practice to a contemporary audience. James Finley, a former monk and student of Thomas Merton, presents the fundamentals of both understanding and practicing Christian meditation. He provides simple, helpful instructions, as well as explaining the deeper connection with the divine that meditation can bring. Above all, he makes clear that the aim of meditation is to allow us to experience divine contemplation -- the presence of God. |
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I thought this book had nothing to do with Christianity. It was based on mystical oneness with God. Based on scripture that is not meditation. Leer comentario completo
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Crítica de los usuarios - allenkeith - LibraryThingThis is an interesting book and I did learn from it some things about meditation – what it is like and the how of it. But there are two big reservations that I have about it: First, it tends to focus ... Leer comentario completo
Contenido
| 1 | |
| 22 | |
Meditative Experience | 42 |
A Ladder to Heaven | 72 |
A Monastery Without Walls | 101 |
The SelfTransforming Journey | 130 |
Entering the Mind of Christ | 175 |
Present Open and Awake | 203 |
Sit Still | 216 |
Sit Straight | 229 |
Slow Deep Natural Breathing | 242 |
Eyes Closed or Lowered Toward the Ground | 253 |
Walking Meditation | 266 |
Compassion | 278 |
Notes | 287 |
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Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God James Finley Sin vista previa disponible - 2004 |
Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God James Finley Sin vista previa disponible - 2009 |
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God |
| Autor | James Finley |
| Editor | Harper Collins, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0061842974, 9780061842979 |
| Largo | 304 páginas |
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