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The 8 contemplative attitudes and Centering Prayer Fr. Carl J. Arico |
Q&A with Fr. Carl J. Arico |
I am reading all I can about the process...as well as doing it twice daily.. I have examined closely the "contemplative attitudes" such as opening/gentleness/simplicity etc.... is it ok ,i.e. is it part of the prayer, to refresh the memory of the 8 contemplative attitudes at the front end of the process? Read More. |
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How Contemplative Outreach of South Africa came into being Elizabeth Norton-Amor |
Voices of Community |
Our founder was Winnie Young, and in 1995 Fr Carl Arico (on his first of 4 visits) helped her establish an ad-hoc national committee. Read More. |
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Sacred Pathways Into Centering Prayer Jim Reale |
Voices of Community | Read More. | |
Often I am more aware of my pulse than my breath Fr. Carl J. Arico |
Q&A with Fr. Carl J. Arico |
I have used the sacred word and the sacred breath at different times in my practice of centering prayer. But often I am more aware of my pulse than my breath, and have used "the sacred pulse" in my practice. Is there anything wrong with this? Have other people found this helpful? Read More. |
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It seems the interest to do Centering Prayer has died Fr. Carl J. Arico |
Q&A with Fr. Carl J. Arico |
I had been practicing Centering Prayer since 2008. But for the past year it seems the interest to do it has died. I would rather say the rosary or chaplet of Divine Mercy. Please help me, how can I start again? Read More. |
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My prayer has not gone to a deeper level Fr. Carl J. Arico |
Q&A with Fr. Carl J. Arico |
I have been doing centering prayer faithfully for a number of years. However, I am still operating on the surface, as a beginner. Read More. |
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Who Will Replace Thomas Keating? Phil Jackson |
Voices of Community |
Who will replace Thomas Keating? I’m starting to hear that question more. This is not a new question. It has been asked hundreds of times or more before our beloved 95-year-old spiritual father passed. Thomas answered this himself though. He was asked, with varying degrees of tact, “Who will replace you?”, and he would reportedly answer “You! and you, and you, and you…” to those in attendance at the time. Read More. |
Centering Prayer, Father Thomas Keating |
Remembering Our Beloved Julie Saad on behalf of The Governing Board of Contemplative Outreach |
Voices of Community |
Well done, As we mourn the passing of our beloved teacher, Fr. Thomas Keating, let us reflect on all that we have been given and discern together where we go from here. Read More. |
Father Thomas Keating |
Governing Board Updates | Voices of Community |
As Pat Johnson prepares to retire from her role as administrator of Contemplative Outreach Ltd. at the end of 2018, the governing board agreed by consensus to appoint her to serve as a member of the board. The term of this volunteer position is for two years beginning January 1, 2019. The appointment would fill the vacancy left by Lois Snowden’s departure after four years of dedicated service. Read More. |
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The Contemplative Dimension of Giving Fr. Carl J. Arico |
Q&A with Fr. Carl J. Arico |
Q: During this time when giving has so much to do with emptying shelves and wallets, what is the contemplative dimension of giving? Read More. |
Contemplative Spirituality |
The Wind Beneath Our Wings Robbin T. Hartridge |
Voices of Community |
I first met that Irish monk years ago on the sidewalk. |
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Feeling Into the Great Love and Spaciousness That Is the Being of Father Thomas Keating Alan Krema |
Voices of Community |
My relationship with Fr. Thomas Keating has not been lengthy in terms of time but has been lasting in support for my practice and ministry and is embedded in my body as an opening to an eternal love. Read More. |
Father Thomas Keating |
Letter to Fr. Thomas from Ken Wilbur Ken Wilbur |
Voices of Community |
A letter that Ken Wilber sent to Father Thomas shortly before he passed. Read More. |
Father Thomas Keating |
Exploring Other Traditions Fr. Carl J. Arico |
Q&A with Fr. Carl J. Arico |
I am a Christian contemplative, but find myself increasingly drawn to Buddhist meditation, but am afraid that I am deserting God as there is no emphasis on God in this Atisha Kadampa school. Would it be advisable to attend these classes or do you think it may harm my Christian walk? Read More. |
Centering Prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Father Thomas Keating |
The Active Prayer Practice Fr. Carl J. Arico |
Q&A with Fr. Carl J. Arico |
Q: The active prayer is my daily "go to" practice along with Centering Prayer. Can you please clarify the differences and similarities between receptive and active contemplative practices, and how they can complement each other? Can the active prayer actually become a receptive practice? Read More. |
Centering Prayer, The Active Prayer Practice |
God's Action Within Fr. Carl J. Arico |
Q&A with Fr. Carl J. Arico |
Q: I keep reading about "Gods action within." What does that mean? What does it look like? How can I know it? Read More. |
Centering Prayer, Father Thomas Keating |
The Integrity of the Teaching of the Centering Prayer Method Fr. Thomas Keating |
Voices of Community |
The integrity of the teaching of the Centering Prayer method is presented in the four guidelines and its conceptual background as described in the Method of Centering Prayer brochure. Read More. |
Centering Prayer |
The Song in Our Hearts Rae England |
Voices of Community |
In the spring of 2002, we brought a young man from Kosovo to Dallas to be fitted with a prosthetic. He had been living in England where he was expecting to receive immigrant status when the war broke out in his country. “I couldn’t stand by and see my family in danger without doing something to help”, he told me and so he returned to Kosovo. Read More. |
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Praying with the Eyes of the Heart Carol Quest |
Voices of Community |
Minnesota Contemplative Outreach sponsored an event called “Praying with the Eyes of the Heart.” We gathered at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and began with Centering Prayer and then went in groups of four into the museum, each group guided by a “museum sage.” ... Read More. |
Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina, Contemplative Spirituality |
Struggling with Thoughts During the Night Fr. Carl J. Arico |
Q&A with Fr. Carl J. Arico |
I just read Fr. Keating's Open Mind, Open Heart book. What should I do during the night, while lying in bed, and I find myself with a bunch of general thoughts going on, as well as "engaged" thoughts? I tried using a sacred word when I found myself with an engaged thought, but then the action(s) made me more awake, and I was up for an hour or more trying to fall back to sleep. Read More. |
Centering Prayer, Father Thomas Keating, The Active Prayer Practice |
The Maturation of the Sacred Word Fr. Carl J. Arico |
Q&A with Fr. Carl J. Arico |
During my Centering Prayer practice, I notice that my sacred word can change, become vague, become softer, a bit different, or more subtle, like there is no word, but only the energy. If I TRY for the word to become CLEAR, then I lose my practice and depth, and the word becomes a mantra -- something for attention, but not intention or surrender. Is that ok? Read More. |
Centering Prayer |
The Art of Divine Therapy Bob Mischke, M.D. |
Voices of Community |
Fr. Thomas Keating states that two things happen in the inner room: We get in touch with our basic core of goodness, and the process of divine therapy is initiated and unfolds. What is divine therapy and how does that happen? Read More. |
Centering Prayer, Father Thomas Keating |
Why Meditation/Contemplation? Fr. Carl Arico |
Q&A with Fr. Carl J. Arico |
Q: I've been practicing meditation/contemplation for more than twenty years. As of late, I am periodically troubled by the question "why am I doing this, i.e., contemplation?" The question is in the context of why God wants us to perform what appears to be an act outside of what would be a normal life, i.e., an artificial act. Why is it needed and for what purpose or ultimate value? Read More. |
Centering Prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Journey |
Extending Time in Centering Prayer Mary Dwyer |
Q&A with Fr. Carl J. Arico |
What insight does CO have in regards to increasing one's practice to two to three hours per day? Our only insight into this is that it is more like an intensive retreat setting ... Read More. |
Centering Prayer, Spiritual Journey |
Centering Prayer and Embodied Contemplative Practices – My Experience Josefina Fernandez |
Voices of Community |
The article in the January 2018 e-bulletin, "Contemplative Movement" by Robin Gates, affirmed so many experiences that I observed during the first few years of my Centering Prayer practice. I noticed that my body began asking for movement as never before during reading, working on the computer, attending conferences, etc. Read More. |
Centering Prayer, Contemplative Spirituality |