Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel - Softcover

Thomas-keating

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9781852302214: Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel

Synopsis

Christian Living, Prayer, Self-Help, Meditation

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About the Author

Father Thomas Keating is known throughout the world as an exponent, teacher, and writer on contemplative prayer. A Cistercian (Trappist) monk of St. Benedict's Monastery, Snowmass, Colorado, he is a founder of the Centering Prayer Movement and of Contemplative Outreach. He is the author of numerous books, particularly of the trilogy Open Mind, Open Heart; Invitation to Love; and The Mystery of Christ. Among his most recent books is The Daily Reader for Contemplative Living, compiled by S. Stephanie Iachetta.

Review

"The leader within the Catholic world in the task of recovering our Christian contemplative heritage."
—Ewert Cousins, General Editor, World Spirituality: An Encyclopedic History of the Religious Quest

"We started going to St. Benedict's Monastery in Snowmass when I was 7 years old. Several years later, Keating became a St. Benedict's monk. He developed centering prayer, which is a lot like meditation and what this book is about. He says that meditation (or centering prayer) is a way of reducing the obstacles to the development of grace. I can sit for only five to ten minutes. It's very hard for me. Still, when I get in trouble, it shifts my perspective. As they say, we don't pray to change our circumstances; we pray to change ourselves."- Books from O, the Oprah Magazine, May 2005



"We started going to St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass when I was 7 years old. Several years later, Keating became a St. Benedict’s monk. He developed centering prayer, which is a lot like meditation and what this book is about. He says that meditation (or centering prayer) is a way of reducing the obstacles to the development of grace. I can sit for only five to ten minutes. It’s very hard for me. Still, when I get in trouble, it shifts my perspective. As they say, we don’t pray to change our circumstances; we pray to change ourselves."- Books from O, the Oprah Magazine, May 2005

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