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Cynthia Bourgeault on Centering Prayer and Inner AwakeningClick here to listen to audio
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Centering Prayer Resources

Website Links

Recommended Reading


WEBSITE LINKS


Retreats, bi-annual newsletter, annual conference and online bookshop. Ten-day intensive retreats are an excellent way to reinforce the practice and accelerate the purification process.
www.couk.org.uk 01772 620746

Lots of resources available including newsletters, articles, and book extracts. You can also buy teaching DVDs here (plans are also afoot to produce the DVDs in the UK). www.centeringprayer.com

A well-established network of groups and experienced facilitators.

RECOMMENDED READING

 

A Deeper LoveA Deeper Love /Elizabeth Smith and Fr Joseph Chalmers

By the Director and Chair of CO UK, covering in greater depth the material presented in the Introductory Day — an introduction to Centering Prayer and its conceptual background in relation to the Christian contemplative journey.

 



CP  Inner AwakeningCentering Prayer and Inner Awakening/Cynthia Bourgeault

Looking at how Centering Prayer is related to the classic tradition of Christian contemplation, the distinct nuances of its method, and its revolutionary potential to transform Christian life. With foreword by Thomas Keating.

 



Open Mind Open HeartOpen Mind Open Heart
/Thomas Keating

Thomas Keating's fundamental exposition of Centering Prayer and its place in the Christian spiritual journey. It invites the reader into a deep, living relationship with God.

 



Invitation to LoveInvitation to Love
/Thomas Keating

Following on from Open Mind Open Heart, this book outlines and explains the actual stages in the process of spiritual growth.

 





Mystery of ChristThe Mystery of Christ/Thomas Keating

Placing the practice of Centering Prayer in the context of the Gospel of Christ and the Christian liturgical calendar.

 





Intimacy with GodIntimacy with God/Thomas Keating

Growth in faith is accompanied by growth in the right perception of all reality. This books offers a further examination of Centering Prayer and the spiritual journey.

 




The Human ConditionThe Human Condition
/Thomas Keating

In 1998 Thomas Keating gave the three talks on the Human Condition at Harvard University. These are presented here in a simple readable form.

 




Manifesting GodManifesting God
/Thomas Keating

In this, his most recent publication, Fr. Keating explores what it means to enter the "inner room" mentioned by Jesus in Matthew 6:6 and describes the transformation that takes place there: God acts as a divine therapist, healing us and forcing us to recognize how many barriers we put up between ourselves and an authentic relationship with Him.




 

 

All these titles are available at www.couk.org.uk



Liz Day, 23/05/2008