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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... hands-on user's manual for those interiorly drawn to practice meditation in this rich mystical heritage of Christian faith. The first seven chapters of this book explore the fundamentals of the Christian tradition of meditation. The ...
... hands-on user's manual for those interiorly drawn to practice meditation in this rich mystical heritage of Christian faith. The first seven chapters of this book explore the fundamentals of the Christian tradition of meditation. The ...
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... hands in a natural or meaningful position in your lap. With respect to the mind, the guideline is to be present, open, and awake, neither clinging to nor rejecting anything. And with respect to attitude, the guideline is to maintain ...
... hands in a natural or meaningful position in your lap. With respect to the mind, the guideline is to be present, open, and awake, neither clinging to nor rejecting anything. And with respect to attitude, the guideline is to maintain ...
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... hands in a comfortable or meaningful position in your lap. By a meaningful position I mean, for example, with your open hands palms upward on your thighs, expressive of an interior stance of receptive openness to God. Or you may find ...
... hands in a comfortable or meaningful position in your lap. By a meaningful position I mean, for example, with your open hands palms upward on your thighs, expressive of an interior stance of receptive openness to God. Or you may find ...
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... hand gently in the other in your lap. If you did nothing but simply sit each day, silent and still, attentive to your breathing, with your eyes closed or lowered toward the ground, you would be doing yourself a huge favor. You would ...
... hand gently in the other in your lap. If you did nothing but simply sit each day, silent and still, attentive to your breathing, with your eyes closed or lowered toward the ground, you would be doing yourself a huge favor. You would ...
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... hands resting in our lap. As we sit, we are to remain present, open, and awake to each bodily sensation as it arises, endures, and passes away. So, too, we are to remain present, open, and awake to all that our senses perceive in our ...
... hands resting in our lap. As we sit, we are to remain present, open, and awake to each bodily sensation as it arises, endures, and passes away. So, too, we are to remain present, open, and awake to all that our senses perceive in our ...
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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Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God James Finley Sin vista previa disponible - 2009 |
Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God James Finley Sin vista previa disponible - 2004 |
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