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

Keating O.C.S.O., Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826414206 ISBN 13: 9780826414205

Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 1997

Synopsis

Father Keating gives an overview of the history of contemplative prayer in the Christian tradition, and guidance in centring prayer. Special attention is paid to the role of the Sacred Word, Christian growth and transformation and active prayer, and the contemplative dimension of the Gospel.

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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

About the Author:

Thomas Keating is a Cistercian priest, monk, and sometine abbot. He presently resides at St Benedict'd Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado. Father Keating is a cofounder of the Centering Prayer movement and of Contemplative Outreach, Inc. Open Mind, Open Heart forms a trilogy with Invitation to Love and the Mystery of Christ. The three books are available in one volume edition under the title Foundations for Centering Prayer and the Christian Contemplative Life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0826414206
• ISBN 13: 9780826414205
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160