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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... passing from ego consciousness to meditative states of awareness, we are awakened to that eternal oneness with God that is the very reality of ourselves and of everyone and everything around us. I will be referring to this more interior ...
... passing from ego consciousness to meditative states of awareness, we are awakened to that eternal oneness with God that is the very reality of ourselves and of everyone and everything around us. I will be referring to this more interior ...
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... passes away. In order to understand the intuitive logic of the guideline with respect to thought, pause for a moment ... passing through your mind at the moment. In such moments you spontaneously enter into a meditative awareness that ...
... passes away. In order to understand the intuitive logic of the guideline with respect to thought, pause for a moment ... passing through your mind at the moment. In such moments you spontaneously enter into a meditative awareness that ...
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... passes away. The stance of gazing deeply into each thought as it arises, endures, and passes away pertains to all thoughts, whether they are ... pass away. The stance of remaining present, open, and awake is to Learning to Meditate 27.
... passes away. The stance of gazing deeply into each thought as it arises, endures, and passes away pertains to all thoughts, whether they are ... pass away. The stance of remaining present, open, and awake is to Learning to Meditate 27.
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... passes away. This stance toward feelings pertains as well to all the spiritual consolations and feelings of God's ... pass away. By the way, if our meditation is devoid of any sense of God's presence, we are to remind ourselves that ...
... passes away. This stance toward feelings pertains as well to all the spiritual consolations and feelings of God's ... pass away. By the way, if our meditation is devoid of any sense of God's presence, we are to remind ourselves that ...
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... passing moment. The Gospels tell us of how Jesus abandoned himself to the Father's will in the big picture of his own unfolding life. But Jesus gave witness to a more finely tuned awareness of God's providential presence revealed to us ...
... passing moment. The Gospels tell us of how Jesus abandoned himself to the Father's will in the big picture of his own unfolding life. But Jesus gave witness to a more finely tuned awareness of God's providential presence revealed to us ...
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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