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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... gazing into Christ's eyes as he gazed into mine, I realized that, just as God was not protecting me from the things that were happening to me, God had not protected Jesus from what happened to him. Yet, even so, there was an infinite ...
... gazing into Christ's eyes as he gazed into mine, I realized that, just as God was not protecting me from the things that were happening to me, God had not protected Jesus from what happened to him. Yet, even so, there was an infinite ...
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... gazing at the sunset or the face of a friend you are deeply awake in an interior, meditative manner that transcends all the thoughts that may be passing through your mind at the moment. In such moments you spontaneously enter into a ...
... gazing at the sunset or the face of a friend you are deeply awake in an interior, meditative manner that transcends all the thoughts that may be passing through your mind at the moment. In such moments you spontaneously enter into a ...
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... gazing deeply into each thought as it arises, endures, and passes away pertains to all thoughts, whether they are pleasant or unpleasant, superficial or profound. This stance applies as well to all thought about God. For, as the author ...
... gazing deeply into each thought as it arises, endures, and passes away pertains to all thoughts, whether they are pleasant or unpleasant, superficial or profound. This stance applies as well to all thought about God. For, as the author ...
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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