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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... simply being who we are. Or, to paraphrase a line in T. S. Eliot's poem Four Quartets, to be more advanced in meditation means to realize that “the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the ...
... simply being who we are. Or, to paraphrase a line in T. S. Eliot's poem Four Quartets, to be more advanced in meditation means to realize that “the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the ...
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... simply need to move forward and it will get plenty deep soon enough. Awakening the spiritual path is like this. We have but to remain humbly open to the first stirrings of our journey into God, and our journey, will, in God's good time ...
... simply need to move forward and it will get plenty deep soon enough. Awakening the spiritual path is like this. We have but to remain humbly open to the first stirrings of our journey into God, and our journey, will, in God's good time ...
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... 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” (I Sam. 3:4) stance of openness to ...
... 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” (I Sam. 3:4) stance of openness to ...
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... , expressive of an interior stance of receptive openness to God. Or you may find yourself sitting still and straight with your hands joined in prayer. Or you may be inclined to simply rest one hand gently Learning to Meditate 25.
... , expressive of an interior stance of receptive openness to God. Or you may find yourself sitting still and straight with your hands joined in prayer. Or you may be inclined to simply rest one hand gently Learning to Meditate 25.
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... simply sit each day, silent and still, attentive to your breathing, with your eyes closed or lowered toward the ... simply be present, open, and awake to the thought as it arises. As the thought endures, simply be present, open, and ...
... simply sit each day, silent and still, attentive to your breathing, with your eyes closed or lowered toward the ... simply be present, open, and awake to the thought as it arises. As the thought endures, simply be present, open, and ...
Contenido
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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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