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The Heart of Centering Prayer

Nondual Christianity in Theory and Practice

Nondual Christianity in Theory and Practice

By Cynthia Bourgeault

By Cynthia Bourgeault

By Cynthia Bourgeault

By Cynthia Bourgeault

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    About The Heart of Centering Prayer

    An in-depth introduction to the theory and practice of Centering Prayer—the Christian contemplative method for perceiving nondual awareness—by the best-selling author of The Wisdom Jesus and The Meaning of Mary Magdalene

    Centering Prayer is the path to a wonderful and radical new way of seeing the world. It is not, as is sometimes thought, simply an act of devotional piety, nor is it simply a Christianized form of other meditation methods. Cynthia Bourgeault here cuts through the misconceptions to show that Centering Prayer is in fact a pioneering development within the Christian contemplative tradition. She provides a practical, complete course in the practice and then goes deeper to analyze what actually happens in Centering Prayer: the mind effectively switches to a new operating system that makes possible the perception of nonduality. With this understanding in place, she then takes us on a journey through one of the sources of the practice, the Christian contemplative classic The Cloud of Unknowing, revealing it to be among the earliest Christian explorations of the phenomenology of consciousness.

    Cynthia Bourgeault’s illumination of the Centering Prayer path provides compelling evidence of how important the practice has become in the half-century since it first arose among American Trappist monks, and of its maturation and refinement over the ensuing years of sincere study and practice. It will resonate with beginners on the Centering Prayer path as well as with seasoned practitioners.

    About The Heart of Centering Prayer

    An in-depth introduction to the theory and practice of Centering Prayer—the Christian contemplative method for perceiving nondual awareness—by the best-selling author of The Wisdom Jesus and The Meaning of Mary Magdalene

    Centering Prayer is the path to a wonderful and radical new way of seeing the world. It is not, as is sometimes thought, simply an act of devotional piety, nor is it simply a Christianized form of other meditation methods. Cynthia Bourgeault here cuts through the misconceptions to show that Centering Prayer is in fact a pioneering development within the Christian contemplative tradition. She provides a practical, complete course in the practice and then goes deeper to analyze what actually happens in Centering Prayer: the mind effectively switches to a new operating system that makes possible the perception of nonduality. With this understanding in place, she then takes us on a journey through one of the sources of the practice, the Christian contemplative classic The Cloud of Unknowing, revealing it to be among the earliest Christian explorations of the phenomenology of consciousness.

    Cynthia Bourgeault’s illumination of the Centering Prayer path provides compelling evidence of how important the practice has become in the half-century since it first arose among American Trappist monks, and of its maturation and refinement over the ensuing years of sincere study and practice. It will resonate with beginners on the Centering Prayer path as well as with seasoned practitioners.

    Also by Cynthia Bourgeault

    Eye of the Heart
    The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three
    The Meaning of Mary Magdalene
    The Wisdom Jesus
    Chanting the Psalms
    See all books by Cynthia Bourgeault

    Also by Cynthia Bourgeault

    Eye of the Heart
    The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three
    The Meaning of Mary Magdalene
    The Wisdom Jesus
    Chanting the Psalms
    See all books by Cynthia Bourgeault

    Product Details

    Category: Religion

    Paperback | $16.95
    Published by Shambhala
    Dec 27, 2016 | 256 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 | ISBN 9781611803143

    Category: Religion

    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by Shambhala
    Dec 27, 2016 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9780834840492

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    “A masterpiece of spiritual wisdom firmly rooted in the Christian mystical tradition. A brilliant analysis of nondual Christianity in theory and in practice and a major contribution to the Centering Prayer movement and to interspiritual dialogue.” –Thomas Keating, author of Open Mind, Open Heart
     
    “A  profound resource. The Heart of Centering Prayer provides  a  holistic, embodied, rounded and grounded depth to Centering Prayer for both the committed and the new practitioner.  It also continues  Thomas Keating’s wisdom teaching in the most meaningful and singular way, so that the practice (and Christian contemplation itself) can stand in dialogue with other traditions and the sciences for the new millennium.”–David Frenette, author of The Path of Centering Prayer

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