by Ronald Barnett, PhD, rbarnett@hey.com Germantown, Maryland, USA Something is happening here, but you don’t know what it is do you, Mr. Jones? – Bob Dylan, Ballad of a […]
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Q: While practicing Centering Prayer I suddenly had a very intense feeling of terror come and a sense that I was dying and losing all my loved ones and things […]
Q: I am a long-time traveler on the contemplative and eco-spirituality path. I recently was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and find the tremors to be disruptive to Centering […]
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“Leadership is an ambiguous term in the Christian situation where everyone is equal at the most fundamental level which is the essence of our being. Everyone is designed […]
Q: Thank you all for your support and prayers, for your hard work and commitment. I am practicing Centering Prayer for over two years. I started with a group […]
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Q: Do I have to be a Christian or have a religious belief to practice Centering Prayer? A: Thank you for this beautiful question. Centering Prayer is a spacious […]
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Q: Do you believe that centering on a object or mantra is the gateway to silent prayer and hopefully contemplation? Which is a gift from God but not entitled. […]
Q: Why are singing bowls using during Centering Prayer? Did Thomas Keating use or implement them? A: Thank you for your question. Let me answer it in two ways. First: […]
Q: I have been practicing Centering Prayer for more than 20 years now, but I have never experienced “evacuation” of emotions during the prayer as Fr. Thomas describes. I […]
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In 2020 we presented a Centering Prayer workshop for the first time on Zoom. Afterward, one of our friends mused, “Now that it’s possible to reach people who live […]
