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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... moment, loving us into being, such that our very presence in the present moment is the manifested presence of God. We meditate that we might awaken to this unitive mystery, not just in meditation, but in every moment of our lives. This ...
... moment, loving us into being, such that our very presence in the present moment is the manifested presence of God. We meditate that we might awaken to this unitive mystery, not just in meditation, but in every moment of our lives. This ...
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... 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 take the bus ...
... 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 take the bus ...
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... with God. Contemplation might gently and quietly begin to illumine the most intimate of moments. But then we are left to say yes or no to the contemplative experience to which we have been awakened. Divine Destination 17.
... with God. Contemplation might gently and quietly begin to illumine the most intimate of moments. But then we are left to say yes or no to the contemplative experience to which we have been awakened. Divine Destination 17.
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... moments to settle into a felt sense of simply sitting there. Then sit still with all your heart. Allow your bodily stillness to embody your heart's desire to realize your eternal oneness with God. Be simply present in a “Here I am, Lord ...
... moments to settle into a felt sense of simply sitting there. Then sit still with all your heart. Allow your bodily stillness to embody your heart's desire to realize your eternal oneness with God. Be simply present in a “Here I am, Lord ...
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... moment to recall those moments in your daily life in which you are spontaneously awakened to a more interior, meditative awareness of the moment in which you find yourself. Recall, for example, those moments in which you have ...
... moment to recall those moments in your daily life in which you are spontaneously awakened to a more interior, meditative awareness of the moment in which you find yourself. Recall, for example, those moments in which you have ...
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 |
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