Christian Meditation
9781848250208
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In this, the last book he wrote before his death, the spiritual writer John Main characteristically turns to the source and focus of all his inspirational teaching about prayer - the presence of Christ. He writes,'Learning to meditate is the most practical thing in the world. You require only one...
9781933182704
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This beautiful and valuable book can open the treasures of the tradition of contemplative prayer to the young, the very people we must be concerned about for the future of our world. There is nothing more important to teach them than how to find and enter and stay in tune...
Pilgrimage: The Way of Christian Meditation DVD
9789810888305
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Pilgrimage The Way of Christian Meditation DVD Contains: 1: An Introduction to Christian Meditation. (27.10 mins) 2: The Daily Practice (20.00mins) Please note that this is no longer available in PAL format but only in the NTSC (usa) format. The DVD has sub-titles available in 11 languages. 3: Meditation Creates...
9780957576179
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John Main advises us in these short chapters, all we have to do is to begin, and keep on beginning. There are no difficult theories to master or techniques to perfect. Perfectionism and the idea of success are the first things we need to let go of. Chapters: - How...
Reflections by Leaders Who Meditate DVD
9789810903770
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In separately recorded conversations, three leaders reflect on the practice of meditation in relation to leadership. - Lee Kuan Yew, Founding Prime Minister, Republic of Singapore - Ray Dalio, Founder, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Bridgewater Associates - Ng Kok Song, Adviser and Chair of Global Investments, GIC
Self and Environment: On Retreat With Charles Brandt
9789811873263
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Charles Brandt, writing from his hermitage in the forests of British Columbia, leads us to a fuller sense of the sacredness of creation and of our oneness with nature. He explores the damage inflicted on our sense of self and of God by the split we have made between humanity...
Sharing the Gift: Resources Book for Passing ... Me
9780957576100
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This book contains articles to support you in sharing the gift of Christian meditation with others at all levels. The range of contributions covers all aspects of the essential teaching of the tradition as taught by The World Community for Christian Meditation. These resources could be used for deepening one's...
Silence & Stillness in Every Season: John Main
9789810855437
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Many people across the world have found their spiritual lives enriched by the daily practice of Christian Meditation, a contemplative way of silent prayer taught by Benedictine monk John Main (1926-1982). It is a tradition grounded in Biblical wisdom, the early Christian desert monks, and the spiritual classic The Cloud...
Silent Compassion: Finding God in Contemplation
9781632534132
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In Silent Compassion: Finding God in Contemplation, Richard Rohr focuses on finding God in the depths of silence. Divine silence is more than the absence of noise; it has a life of its own. We are invited into its living presence to find the wholeness of being and peace it...
Six-Week Introductory Course: A Handbook for Presenters
9789810975777
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A Handbook for Presenters ”˜All of who have welcomed the gift of Christian meditation in our own lives, have what we need to share it with others.' Laurence Freeman OSB This handbook is a step-by-step guide for an introductory course on Christian meditation covering the following six topics: 1. What...
Spirit Soul Body: Toward an Integral Christian Spirituality
9780814635575
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Spirit, Soul, Body: Toward an Integral Christian Spirituality Cyprian Consiglio, OSB Cam A perennial problem for spiritual traditions of all sorts is dualism-either a positing of a false distance between the Divine and the created or a rejection of creation and the human body. Many contemporary spiritual seekers have sensed...
9781916095816
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The teaching of the 14th century spiritual classic The Cloud of Unknowing is presented by Graeme Watson in a lively and contemporary form. He explains the significance of approaching God through a one-word prayer as advocated by the anonymous author of The Cloud. He explains the meaning of ”˜the cloud...
The Contemplative Executive: 2 CD set
6201
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"The first challenge for the executive is to take a step away from the busyness of the business world." Peter says he found this step in the simple practicality of John Main's teaching on meditation. In this practice, the executive attends to the "business of businesses", which is to allow...
9781848250765
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As a new bishop, Robert Atwell responded to a direct challenge from older church members, who usually make up the biggest majority in any congregation. Why, they asked, was there always so much for the young; what was there for them? This book grew out of his response. A series...
The Ego On Our Spiritual Journey
9781916095830
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“Our ego is not our true self. In pure prayer, the ego is transcended. It is in that work of pure prayer that our false identification with the ego is gradually diminished, and the true self begins to emerge.” This book helps us to respond to the challenging words of...
ESSENTIAL
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These talks focus on meditation as a necessity in every human life to strike a balance between action and contemplation. For modern people coping with the demands of a busy active life, Christian Meditation helps to re-connect us with our centre and bring mind and heart into harmony.
The Essential Teaching of Christian Meditation DVD
9780957576124
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The talks on this DVD convey the core teaching of Christian Meditation passed on by John Main in a contemporary way. The three presentations help to communicate the teaching in a refreshing way and to deepen your meditation practice. The format is that of the Essential Teaching Weekend of the...
The Essential Therapy of the Soul CD
9789810941017
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Fr. Laurence introduces meditation as a spiritual discipline and a way of healing and wholeness. What we seek most in life is to be found in our heart he says, and describes meditation as a journey from the mind to the heart, the deepest center of our being where we...
9781853119439
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The influence of the Benedictine monk John Main, who helped the church rediscover its contemplative roots, continues unabated more than 25 years after his death. The spiritual family of groups he founded, united in their daily practice of meditative prayer, consists of over 110,000 members in more than 100 countries....
9781847306791
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What if God's gaze of love was upon us before we were born, and remains so throughout our whole lives? How would we accept and engage with this truth on our spiritual journey? Ruth Patterson examines these pivotal questions by inviting us into a deeper exploration of scriptural passages, from...
The Gethsemani Talks: A Simple Teaching
9789811158773
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A Simple Teaching on Meditation in the Christian Tradition. These conferences were first given at the Abbey of Gethsemani, Thomas Merton's monastery, and have since proved an excellent introduction to the way of meditation in the Christian tradition. John Main begins by describing his own spiritual journey on this way...
9781934996300
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Beautifully presented French fold small book that is part of the Meditatio series. The Goal of Life | Father Laurence Freeman shares insights into understanding Jesus in order to better understand ourselves. He teaches that the goal of life is to know fully who we are, and that self-transcendence is...
9781614293255
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In The Good Heart, The Dalai Lama provides an extraordinary Buddhist perspective on the teachings of Jesus. His Holiness comments on well-known passages from the four Christian Gospels, including the Sermon on the Mount, the parable of the mustard seed, the Resurrection, and others. Drawing parallels between Jesus and the...
The Hunger for Depth and Meaning: Learning to Meditate ...
9781933182636
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John Main (1926-1982) has been acclaimed as one of the great spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. By his life and teaching, John Main has helped restore to Christianity its own tradition of meditation and enabled many to discover its transforming power for themselves. He founded an open Benedictine community...
The Inner Pilgrimage: The Journey of Meditation
9781933182544
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A lucid presentation of the essential teachings on Christian meditation. Laurence Freeman gives simple instructions on how to meditate, explains its significance to the prayer life of the Christian, and describes the stages and fruits of the contemplative journey. This little book is a script of The Journey of Meditation....
9781933182490
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A lucid presentation on DVD of the essential teachings on Christian meditation. Laurence Freeman gives simple instructions on how to meditate, explains its significance to the prayer life of the Christian, and describes the stages and fruits of the contemplative journey. At retreats, introductory sessions, day events, and group meetings,...
9780872431058
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Formerly a monk of Prinknash Abbey and Prior of Farnborough Abbey in England, Bede Griffiths went to India in 1955 and assisted in the foundation of Kurisumala Ashram, a monastery of the Syrian rite in Kerala. In 1968 he came with two monks from Kurisumala to Saccidananda Ashram, Shantivanam, in...
The Meditatio Journal: Education Issue 1
9780957104006
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This First Meditatio Journal includes the presentations and discussions held at the first Meditatio Seminar on the theme of Meditation with Children: Experience & Promise. It also gathers together research material, surveys the practice of teaching Christian meditation in educational settings around the world and offers a range of resources...
TSJ
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This DVD highlights nine primary schools in the UK who have successfully adopted Christian Meditation on a whole school basis. Listening to the comments from Head teachers, teachers and governors and the children themselves will illustrate the significant benefits that accrue from this simple practice.
9781853119835
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In The Selfless Self, the Benedictine monk and teacher Laurence Freeman describes the essential dynamic of contemplative prayer. This kind of prayer, he says, is like exploring a sea-cave discovered in the holidays of childhood. Though its recesses may seem dark and deep, something calls to our spirit of adventure...
The Transformative Experience of Meditation
9781999732196
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“If we are changed by interaction with others on the surface level of our being, how much more will we be changed in the silence of meditation, when we enter the sphere of influence of our true self in Christ?” Kim Nataraja explains that in leaving thoughts and images behind...
9781848251182
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John Main understood that the remedy for the malaise that affects individuals and nations alike was the love of Christ. He taught that when we build our lives on the rock-like foundation of this love, we become rooted in the ultimate reality, and the winds and storms of life, and...
Time for Prayer: Children's Meditation Timer
TFPCMT
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This CD enables primary school teachers to run Christian Meditation sessions lasting different lengths of time suitable for various age groups. Tracks have periods of silence, from 1-15 minutes, opening and closing with music and chimes.
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“The really important thing about meditating is the discipline of it. If you want to learn to meditate, it is essential to meditate every day of your life; if you can, every morning and every evening. The optimum time for meditating is probably half an hour; the minimum time is...
WGD
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As a Christian Fr. Kennedy has found meaning and deep reverence in the practice of Zen Buddhism. He conducts sesshins (Zen retreats) in the United States, Mexico and Ireland. They reflect the Jesuit statement on mission and inter-religious dialogue, which calls on Jesuits to be familiar with other religious traditions...
9781786220615
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Thomas Merton is one of the most influential spiritual figures of the twentieth century. A Trappist monk, he was also a bestselling writer whose works are regarded as spiritual classics. Originally published under the title The Climate of Monastic Prayer, Where Prayer Flourishes is his final work. It is full...
9781934996317
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Part of a series of books on contemporary spirituality, the Meditatio Series help us to understand and establish profound personal realities regarding our humanity and help us to rediscover a new way to assume others and God in our society. Through these guides to meditation we are able to know...
9789810795924
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Filmed in Singapore on 21st August, 2013. "I think there's a lot to be said for having great leaders of big nations, before they embark on a project, to sit down, not for a few minutes but for a few hours each day, meditating on the wisdom of their action".LEE...
Word Into Silence: A Manual for Christian Meditation
9781853117541
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We now take it for granted that aspects of the monastic life can sustain our daily lives in the world, but we owe this understanding to John Main, whose vision of a 'monastery without walls' has grown into a worldwide network of people who today practice Christian meditation. This is...
Working with the Labyrinth: Paths for Exploration
9781849522465
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This book offers ideas and examples of labyrinths in use in various situations: arts, community and social settings; schools, colleges and universities; a hospice, and a secure hospital; counselling, psychotherapy and well-being; churches, retreats and interfaith contexts. Ruth Sewell, Jan Sellers and Di Williams, the editors, first met in Chartres,...