Contemplation is not something we “achieve.” We fall into contemplation like falling into a river. Yet, to fall into the river is not enough. We need to learn to swim the river. We need to learn to stabilize the practice of centering prayer. This requires discipline. Any art form worth doing well, such as playing the violin, requires daily practice.
Since the spring of 1999 I have applied the discipline of an athlete to centering prayer, rarely missing my forty minutes of daily centering prayer and my extended yearly retreats. As my own practice became integrated into my busy life as a husband, dad, and minister I explored mystical texts of Christian tradition that spoke to me. I was amazed to find that silence, stillness, and mysticism are implicit in so many passages of Scripture. And I realized that silence and stillness are the starting points of the deepest prayer forms in Christian tradition.
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Also by Amos Smith, Healing the Divide: Recovering Christianity’s Mystic Roots
Centering Prayer Course: A Training Course for Opening to the Presence of God – Centering Prayer is a silent prayer practice that can move you toward a profound relationship with the Spirit of God within. It is a way of praying that opens the door to the Divine Indwelling—the ground of our being. With Centering Prayer, Father Thomas Keating and his colleagues Gail Fitzpatrick-Hopler and Father Carl Arico present the first online course in this method for deepening your intimacy with God and ultimately consenting to the presence and action of the Divine in all aspects of your life.
David Frenette’s book The Path of Centering Prayer re-energized the Centering Prayer tradition with its fresh insights and teachings. This companion audio program—created to be equally rewarding as a stand-alone guide—gives listeners an immersive resource to learn contemplative prayer, step by step and in the moment. With clarity and compassionate presence, Frenette explains the essential principles of this contemplative practice for both new and seasoned practitioners, and then guides us experientially through core prayers and meditations.
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