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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... human being. In an attempt to be as helpful as I can be to as many people as possible, I have written this book with both the serious beginner and the experienced meditator in mind. For the serious beginner, these reflections will ...
... human being. In an attempt to be as helpful as I can be to as many people as possible, I have written this book with both the serious beginner and the experienced meditator in mind. For the serious beginner, these reflections will ...
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... human beings suffer and, in our suffering, contribute to the suffering of others. But the point is that even if we could manage to become a perfectly healthy ego, there would remain the suffering that arises from experiencing ourselves ...
... human beings suffer and, in our suffering, contribute to the suffering of others. But the point is that even if we could manage to become a perfectly healthy ego, there would remain the suffering that arises from experiencing ourselves ...
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... you find here insights into how meditation might be for you a grounding place in your own spiritual journey of learning to be a truly awake, compassionate, Christlike human being. C H A P T E R 2 Learning to Divine Destination 21.
... you find here insights into how meditation might be for you a grounding place in your own spiritual journey of learning to be a truly awake, compassionate, Christlike human being. C H A P T E R 2 Learning to Divine Destination 21.
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... just as it is. As you sit given over to this simple intention of being present, open, and awake, neither clinging to nor rejecting anything, you are likely to experience just how inept we humans beings Learning to Meditate 29.
... just as it is. As you sit given over to this simple intention of being present, open, and awake, neither clinging to nor rejecting anything, you are likely to experience just how inept we humans beings Learning to Meditate 29.
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... humans beings are at doing such a simple thing as being simply present in the present moment. To enter into meditation entails a willingness to recognize and accept just how restless our restless mind tends to be. Then, in this stance ...
... humans beings are at doing such a simple thing as being simply present in the present moment. To enter into meditation entails a willingness to recognize and accept just how restless our restless mind tends to be. Then, in this stance ...
Contenido
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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 - 2009 |
Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God James Finley Sin vista previa disponible - 2004 |
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