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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... tend to get up in the morning, go through our day, and go to bed at night. Our ego consciousness is a precious gift from God. God wants us to have a healthy ego, because when our ego consciousness is not healthy we suffer and those ...
... tend to get up in the morning, go through our day, and go to bed at night. Our ego consciousness is a precious gift from God. God wants us to have a healthy ego, because when our ego consciousness is not healthy we suffer and those ...
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... tend not to experience the divine mystery that is the very reality of who we deep down really are and are called to be as persons created in the image and likeness of God. Subject to the limitations of ego, we do not realize directly ...
... tend not to experience the divine mystery that is the very reality of who we deep down really are and are called to be as persons created in the image and likeness of God. Subject to the limitations of ego, we do not realize directly ...
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... tend to block the subtle, wholly spiritual contemplative states of realized oneness with God. Since the 1960s there has been a growing popularity of Yoga and Zen and other forms of Buddhist meditation—the critical point being that when ...
... tend to block the subtle, wholly spiritual contemplative states of realized oneness with God. Since the 1960s there has been a growing popularity of Yoga and Zen and other forms of Buddhist meditation—the critical point being that when ...
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... tends to work in real life: the truly profound is found in the truly simple. The acclaimed jazz musician John Coltrane was known to practice scales throughout his musical career. When asked why he, as an accomplished musician, did this ...
... tends to work in real life: the truly profound is found in the truly simple. The acclaimed jazz musician John Coltrane was known to practice scales throughout his musical career. When asked why he, as an accomplished musician, did this ...
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... tend to think of as our minds. That is, there remains the question of what to do with the thoughts, feelings, and sensations that we experience in meditation. The guideline for meditation with respect to the mind is to be present, open ...
... tend to think of as our minds. That is, there remains the question of what to do with the thoughts, feelings, and sensations that we experience in meditation. The guideline for meditation with respect to the mind is to be present, open ...
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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