Pray Without Ceasing: The Way of the Invocation in World Religions (Treasures of the World's Religions) - Softcover

Laude, Patrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933316144 ISBN 13: 9781933316147

Publisher: World Wisdom, 2006

Synopsis

Drawn from the world's religions, this work takes the reader on a pilgrimage to the heart of prayer and reveals why prayer is the essence of the human condition.

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About the Author

Patrick Laude is a Professor at Georgetown University. He is the author of numerous articles and several books dealing with the relationship between mysticism, symbolism, and literature, as well as important spiritual fi gures such as Jeanne Guyon, Simone Weil, Louis Massignon, and Frithjof Schuon. His works include Singing the Way: Insights in Poetry and Spiritual Transformation, Approches du quiétisme, and Divine Play, Sacred Laughter, and Spiritual Understanding. He is also the co-editor of Music of the Sky: An Anthology of Spiritual Poetry and Frithjof Schuon: Life and Teachings. He is currently Professor of French at Georgetown University.

From the Back Cover

This definitive anthology on the way of invocatory prayer or "centering prayer," presents for the first time 18 foundational texts from each of the world s great religions, accompanied by 21 essays by some of the most renowned scholars and spiritual authorities of contemporary times.

Patrick Laude illustrates the rare case of a scholar who understands the practical value and spiritual meaning of his subject. His anthology of the way of invocation spans the distance between centuries and cultures but will be of inspiration and encouragement to seekers today of all faiths. Laurence Freeman OSB, Georgetown University.

Contributions on Invocatory Prayer: Foundational Texts Bhagavad Gita Philokalia Sukhavativyuha Zohar Chaitanya Kabir Mirabai Tulsidas Honen Abraham Abulafi Rabbi Isaac of Akko St. Bernardino of Siena St. Jean Eudes Jean-Pierre de Caussade Ibn Ata Allah Al-Iskandari Contemporary Texts Frithjof Schuon Titus Burckhardt Martin Lings Leo Schaya Marco Pallis D.T. Suzuki Archimandrite Lev Gillet Mir Valiuddin Thomas Yellowtail Srî Ramakrishna Swami Ramdas Mahatma Gandhi Vandana Mataji Ramana Maharshi Swami Abhishiktananda (Henri Le Saux) Gojun Shichiri Gao Xingjian William Johnston Father Lorenzo Sales Shaykh Ahmad Al- Alawi Simone Weil

From the Inside Flap

"It is widely recognized in all religious worlds that nothing is more important than prayer, since prayer involves a direct relationship between the Divine and the human. Nothing can be deemed more spiritually necessary than prayer since among all possible actions none engages as direct a communication with the Great Mystery. A work of charity, for example, could be considered prima facie as important as prayer, or it could be viewed as an extension and a consequence of prayer inasmuch as it is centered on a consciousness of the Divine; but it is nevertheless contingent upon circumstances and particular needs, whereas prayer as such is totally unconditioned since it expresses the very essence of the human station before the One."

Edition details

• Publisher: World Wisdom
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1933316144
• ISBN 13: 9781933316147
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240