Free, 3 day online course exploring the “why, what, and how” of Centering Prayer. We’ll Explore: • Opening to the Divine within and all around us • Divine therapy […]
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The 4R’s of Thoughts in Centering Prayer
Q: Fr Keating, in his book Open Mind, Open Heart writes that it is possible for one to have a thought and not be affected by it. I am […]
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No Quiet During Centering Prayer
Q: I’ve been doing Centering Prayer for six months. I find it so hard. I’ve never felt any quiet or silence. I just turn up but I’m always saying […]
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Centering Prayer and the Noting Technique of Mindfulness
Q: I’m a Catholic and I am most interested in developing my relationship with God through contemplation. I have become acquainted with Centering Prayer but I am also practicing […]
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Experiences of Divine Therapy in Centering Prayer
Q: I have been practicing Centering Prayer for almost a year now and have gradually moved to twice daily, twenty minutes each time. I have experienced interior disturbances sometimes […]
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Settling into Centering Prayer and Working with Thoughts
Q: I am a meditation instructor for health and a secular Carmelite. I have difficulty with the Centering meditation technique and I am asking for help. I have understood […]
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“Bless Them and Change Me”
Q: This question is in reference to the proper procedure for a group doing Centering Prayer. Our leader starts out by going around the circle and checking in with […]
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Spiritual Experiences in Centering Prayer
Q: I would like clarification of what appears to be a contradiction in Thomas Keating’s teaching. On the one hand, he says that perceptions are thoughts and therefore, to be […]
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Struggling to Practice Centering Prayer
Q: I am 83. At the age of about 70 I began practicing Centering Prayer. To my great surprise, I found it easy. I say this because previous attempts […]
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Sounds of Nature and Centering Prayer
Q: There is a small creek in our backyard and I enjoy practicing Centering Prayer while sitting on the back porch or opening a window so I can hear […]
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