Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer - Softcover

Rohr, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0824519957 ISBN 13: 9780824519957

Publisher: PublishDrive, 2003

Synopsis

Open your eyes to God. Learn to see God more clearly with the help of this collection of parables, koans (puzzling stories used as an aid to meditation), and personal experiences. This is a revised and expanded edition with study guide, new material, and a gift-market layout.

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Review:

Using parables, koans, and personal experiences, Richard Rohr leads us beyond the techniques of prayer to a place where we can receive the gift of contemplation: the place where (if only for a moment) we see the world in God clearly, and know that everything belongs. Richard Rohr has written this book to help us pray better and see life differently. He teaches us that there are not two worlds - a sacred and a profane. There are two ways of seeing the same world. If we can let go of who we think we are, we can see who we really are. And when we do, we will see the sacred for ourselves. Rohr encourages us to take on a 'beginner's mind,' to unlearn old habits and learn to stand reality on its head. The benefit is the gift of contemplation: 'a way of living in awareness of the Presence, even enjoying the Presence. We trust, allow, and delight in it. We see how everything fits, and know that everything belongs.' --From the Publisher

About the Author:

Richard Rohr OFM (born in 1943 in Kansas) is a Franciscan priest ordained to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church in 1970. He is an internationally known inspirational speaker known for his recorded talks and numerous books. Rohr was the founder of the New Jerusalem Community in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1971 and the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1986 where he currently serves as Founding Director. Scripture as liberation, the integration of action and contemplation, community building, peace and social justice issues, male spirituality, the Enneagram and eco-spirituality are amongst the many themes that he addresses in his writing and preaching. He is best known for his writings on spirituality and his audio and video recordings. One of his most popular recordings is The NEW Great Themes of Scripture. Rohr is a contributing editor and writer for Sojourners Magazine and a contributor to Tikkun Magazine. He was one of several spiritual leaders featured in the 2006 documentary film ONE: The Movie.

About this edition

• Publisher: PublishDrive
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0824519957
• ISBN 13: 9780824519957
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 192