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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... practiced meditation as a way of experiencing and responding to God's presence in their daily lives. Legendary ... practice meditation in this rich mystical heritage of Christian faith. The first seven chapters of this book explore ...
... practiced meditation as a way of experiencing and responding to God's presence in their daily lives. Legendary ... practice meditation in this rich mystical heritage of Christian faith. The first seven chapters of this book explore ...
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... practicing Christian meditation. In broader terms, these reflections are intended to help those who are being ... practice it. This attention to the particular needs of beginners does not, however, mean that our inquiry will not ...
... practicing Christian meditation. In broader terms, these reflections are intended to help those who are being ... practice it. This attention to the particular needs of beginners does not, however, mean that our inquiry will not ...
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... practiced and understood within the context of the ancient and ongoing contemplative traditions of Christian faith. In these reflections, I will be sharing with you what I experienced and have come to understand of Christian ...
... practiced and understood within the context of the ancient and ongoing contemplative traditions of Christian faith. In these reflections, I will be sharing with you what I experienced and have come to understand of Christian ...
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... practice. It is in this spirit, then, that I express my hope that I might write and you might read these reflections in a meditative manner that will become itself a meditation, which is to say a way of entering into a more interior ...
... practice. It is in this spirit, then, that I express my hope that I might write and you might read these reflections in a meditative manner that will become itself a meditation, which is to say a way of entering into a more interior ...
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... practice a way of experiencing and responding to God's presence in your life. As I reflect on this shared intention of our hearts, I come upon a paradoxical fact: It is true that on one level I am alone in this room; I look about me and ...
... practice a way of experiencing and responding to God's presence in your life. As I reflect on this shared intention of our hearts, I come upon a paradoxical fact: It is true that on one level I am alone in this room; I look about me and ...
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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