Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of GodHarper Collins, 2009 M10 13 - 304 páginas Enter 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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... God. Throughout this book I use both the masculine and feminine personal pronouns in referring to God. In the JudeoChristian tradition God is understood as infinite, and, as such, beyond all finite categories, including the categories ...
... God. Throughout this book I use both the masculine and feminine personal pronouns in referring to God. In the JudeoChristian tradition God is understood as infinite, and, as such, beyond all finite categories, including the categories ...
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Experiencing the Presence of God James Finley. this is so, I say, “Me too.” It is my intention in sharing these reflections that you find in meditation practice a way of experiencing and responding to God's presence in your life. As I ...
Experiencing the Presence of God James Finley. this is so, I say, “Me too.” It is my intention in sharing these reflections that you find in meditation practice a way of experiencing and responding to God's presence in your life. As I ...
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... God is like that. God is already here, all about us and within us—the very source, ground, and fulfillment of our being. But ... God's good time, get plenty deep, soon enough. Actually, it's more mysterious than that. Imagine a man and 8 ...
... God is like that. God is already here, all about us and within us—the very source, ground, and fulfillment of our being. But ... God's good time, get plenty deep, soon enough. Actually, it's more mysterious than that. Imagine a man and 8 ...
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... God, for the presence of God is already infinitely deep. Rather, by moving forward we become ever more deeply aware of the abysslike presence of God in our lives. To practice meditation as an act of religious faith is to open ourselves ...
... God, for the presence of God is already infinitely deep. Rather, by moving forward we become ever more deeply aware of the abysslike presence of God in our lives. To practice meditation as an act of religious faith is to open ourselves ...
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... God prevented the moments of explosive rage from happening. Rather it was that, even as the moments of rage continued to occur, I discovered a way of hiding, undetected, in the shadow of God's wing. When I was in my early teens, I would ...
... God prevented the moments of explosive rage from happening. Rather it was that, even as the moments of rage continued to occur, I discovered a way of hiding, undetected, in the shadow of God's wing. When I was in my early teens, I would ...
Contenido
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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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