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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... Natural Breathing CHAPTER 12: Eyes Closed or Lowered Toward the Ground CHAPTER 13: Walking Meditation CHAPTER 14: Compassion Notes XI 22 42 72 101 130 175 203 216 229 242 253 266 278 287 Acknowledgments Iam grateful to the following ...
... Natural Breathing CHAPTER 12: Eyes Closed or Lowered Toward the Ground CHAPTER 13: Walking Meditation CHAPTER 14: Compassion Notes XI 22 42 72 101 130 175 203 216 229 242 253 266 278 287 Acknowledgments Iam grateful to the following ...
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... natural breathing, and other aspects of meditation embody the self-transforming path along which we are awakened to our eternal oneness with God. Throughout this book I use both the masculine and feminine personal pronouns in referring ...
... natural breathing, and other aspects of meditation embody the self-transforming path along which we are awakened to our eternal oneness with God. Throughout this book I use both the masculine and feminine personal pronouns in referring ...
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... nature of the oneness with God we seek. You may feel that you have a long way to go before realizing the degree of habitual meditative awareness of oneness with God exemplified by the great mystics. But the intention of your heart that ...
... nature of the oneness with God we seek. You may feel that you have a long way to go before realizing the degree of habitual meditative awareness of oneness with God exemplified by the great mystics. But the intention of your heart that ...
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... nature of love grew deeper. This is how it always is with us spiritually. It isn't as if, in journeying forward, we move into a deeper presence of God, for the presence of God is already infinitely deep. Rather, by moving forward we ...
... nature of love grew deeper. This is how it always is with us spiritually. It isn't as if, in journeying forward, we move into a deeper presence of God, for the presence of God is already infinitely deep. Rather, by moving forward we ...
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... nature of my religious quest. It would be years before I would be able to begin turning my spirituality around from being a psychological defense into being a rich resource for the clarity and grace to acknowledge and accept the painful ...
... nature of my religious quest. It would be years before I would be able to begin turning my spirituality around from being a psychological defense into being a rich resource for the clarity and grace to acknowledge and accept the painful ...
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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