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9780872431805
A New Vision of Reality
Griffiths, Bede
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
In exploring "the divine mystery behind human life" Griffiths seeks to discover the basic unity which underlies all religion and discusses the concept of the Cosmic Person or Cosmic Lord as revealed in Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. He concludes with a radical vision of a new society and a universal religion in which "the essential values of Christianity will be preserved in living relationship with the other religious traditions of the world."
9781570752001
Bede Griffiths: Essential Writings Selected
Griffiths, Bede
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
Presents the ideal entry to the cosmic and mystical spirituality of one of the great mystical teachers of our time, a living bridge between Western Christianity and the spiritual wisdom of the East.
9780872432703
Bede Griffiths: Friend & Gift of the Spirit
Conlon, Meath
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
From the barren land of the Australian wilderness to the tropical landscape of South India, Meath Conlan traces his spiritual journey under the guidance of the late spiritual master Bede Griffiths. He shares with us a fascinating and intimate portrait of this humble and holy man, who was not only a mentor but friend and confidante. Father Bede's conversations and wisdom come to life through Conlan's recollections and vivid pictures which chronicle their years of friendship. The twenty-eight full color photos from the author's private collection include public celebrations, interfaith meetings with world religious leaders, as well as private moments of contemplation and worship.
Paperback
128 pages
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Born Contemplative: Revised edition
Simon , Madeline
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
This book helps adults who care for children to share in their openness and longing for God in the silence, stillness and simplicity of Christian meditation. The book will help practicing meditators who are looking for a way to help introduce meditation to children. It will also encourage those who have not practiced meditation to begin in the interest of children.
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Christian Meditation with Children DVD: Introduction
Freeman, Lawrence
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
Chapter 1 - Why teach Christian Meditation in schools.
Chapter 2 - What is Christian Meditation.
Chapter 3 - The benefits and fruits of Christian Meditation.
Chapter 4 - Implementing Christian Meditation in Schools.
Chapter 5 - Research Findings
Chapter 6 - Case Study
25 minute DVD.
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Christian Meditation: A Spiritual Practice for ...
Freeman, Lawrence
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
Christian Meditation has been introduced in all the 31 schools in the Catholic Diocese of Townsville, Australia. This world-first Christian Meditation programme has been created and implemented under the leadership of Dr Cathy Day, Director and Ernie Christie, Deputy Director of Townsville Catholic Education. This inspiring film interviews teachers and students who practice this contemplative form of prayer.
See also: Coming Home, Ernie Christie's DVD and book pack on teaching Christian Meditation to children, filmed in Townsville.
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9789810817107
Christian Meditation: Your Daily Practice
Freeman, Lawrence
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
This pocket-size book is Laurence Freeman's practical little manual on meditatin. It is an introduction to Christian Meditation, but it also reminds experienced meditators of the basic teaching. Topics include; What is Prayer? How do we pray? What is Christian Meditation?
9781933182650
Coming Home: Christian Meditation Children Bk & DVD
Christie, Ernie
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
Based on the professional experience of the Catholic Education Office of the Diocese of Townsville, Australia, it has already begun to inspire schools & families worldwide.
The great discovery behind this programme of teaching Christian Meditation to children from age 5 to 17 is that children can meditate & that they like to meditate.
The book presents the results of an extended pilot project in a school system in a way that can enlighten teachers & parents in meeting the spiritual needs of children in our confused & troubled world.
The tradition of meditation as taugh in recent times by John Main & The World Community for Christian Meditation is clearly described. Practical & detailed accounts of introducing children to the experience in classroom & daily life also make this an invaluable resource & inspiration today for anyone serious about helping children to grow to their full potential.
The book comes packaged with a companion DVD.
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Community Of Love
Main, John
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
This book brings together John Main's insights into a range of issues: prayer, community, monasitcism, the spiritual relevance of Mary, and death and dying. John Main's approach to modern dilemmas combines authority with respect for individual freedom. This makes him a spiritual guide for the 21st century bringing the richness of a great tradition and the depth of his own wisdom to the lives of men and women facing the many challenges of our time.
9781933182537
Dancing with Your Shadow
Nataraja, Kim
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
'DANCING WITH YOUR SHADOW deals with with the journey of meditation and what helps and what hinders us in practising this discipline. In the following chapters we will learn practical ways of arriving at stillness of body and mind to make it easier to enter this inner silence of meditation. The main difficulty will be quieting the mind and its chaotic thoughts that seem at first to be never-ending. But we will learn how to minimize and leave them behind.' - from the introduction
'DANCING WITH YOUR SHADOW is written by an experienced teacher of meditation, who not only describes the practice of the 'art of arts', giving due weight to stilling the mind and dealing with such problems as distractions and restlessness, but looks at it from the point of view of the whole person, body, mind and spirit. This wide-ranging and comprehensive book will be of great interest to all meditators, but especially to those following Christian meditation rediscovered by John Main.
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John Main: A Biography
Harris, Paul T Ed.
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
John Main is recognized as one of the major spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. His teaching on contemplative prayer has transformed many lives worldwide and his influence continues to grow.
John Main taught that to be with God does not require words, thoughts or images, but the silent consciousness of a Presence. He reminds us that the spiritual pilgrimage invites us to have the courage to become more and more silent. The journey starts when we accept the discipline of silence, stillness and simplicity.
This booklet tells the story of John Main through letters, anecdotes, and reminiscences by family, friends and colleagues. A collection of photographs adds a personal touch to this story. The booklet gives a new dimension to our understanding of the man, the monk, and his teaching. Fr Laurence Freeman, Fr John's spiritual successor, says: "It is important to see how John Main's pilgrimage and mission were fully inserted into his humanity."
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John Main: by those who knew him
Harris, Paul T Ed.
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
This collection of personal reminiscences by John Main's family, friends and colleagues is often funny, sometimes touching, always illuminating. Each one adds a new dimension to our understanding of the man and his teaching.
The significance of the book is summed up by Father Laurence Freeman, John Main's spiritual successor. 'It is important,' says Fr Laurence, 'to see how John Main's pilgrimage and mission were fully inserted into his humanity. The contributions to this book help us to understand how all the pieces fit together. As a group, they demonstrate that it is the authenticity of his life that in the final analysis teaches us'.
1570754152
John Main: Essential Writings
Main, John
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
John Main (1926-1982), an English Benedictine monk, pioneered the practice of Christian meditation. His genius was to recover a way into the contemplative experience for ordinary people within the Christian tradition. Hailed by Bede Griffiths as the “most important spiritual guide in the church today, ” Main's work inspired the foundation of the World Community for Christian Meditation and a network of hundreds of meditation groups around the world.
John Main introduces the practice of Christian meditation for modern people who wish to deepen their spiritual lives.
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Like a Child: 2 CD set
Freeman, Lawrence
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
A child has a natural capacity to experience God as boundless and unconditional love. But as it moves into adult life, exposure and experience may teach it otherwise; then the experience of love is lost to fear and skepticism. It is therefore, Fr Laurence stresses, the responsibility and the contemporary challenge for religious education to train our children to be true believers with the gift of an interiorly deep faith. This will help them to deal with the challenges of life as they grow into adulthood. So we need to introduce them to a way of prayer that will enable them to stay in touch with their early experience of God, which is a direct experience unmediated by language or thought. Meditation, he says, offers this as a way from the earliest stages of our development and accompanies us through all our stages of growth as it keeps the connection between the head and that heart-centre where wisdom and love have their source.
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Meditation & The New Creation in Christ: 3 CD set
Griffiths, Bede
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
These talks are drawn from the John Main Seminar 1991 led by Fr Bede Griffiths OSB. Referring to the search for God, he says people today are looking beyond doctrine and ritual for direct experience. Christian meditation opens a way to this experience, to a passing beyond the ego and an openness to our capacity for God - to a new creation in Christ. This healing and integration, he says, can lead to self-transcendence, to love, and to new forms of community offering a new vision for the future of the world family of religions. The talks on these CDs can be used as preparation for meditation. Each talk ends with a chant because chants, Fr Bede says, 'link us with the past of humanity'.
9781933182704
My Happy Heart
Ryan, Gregory
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
This beautiful and valuable book can open the treasures of the tradition of contemplative prayer to the young, the very people we must be concerned about for the future of our world. There is nothing more important to teach them than how to find and enter and stay in tune with their own heart. To live with a spiritual vision. To sense the sacredness of life, to see God in and behind everyday appearances.
My Happy Heart Sings Music CD included with book.
36 pgs, Soft Cover Full Color including CD
9789810842680
Pilgrimage: The Way of Christian Meditation DVD
Various
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
Pilgrimage
The Way of Christian Meditation DVD
Contains:
1: An Introduction to Christian Meditation. (27.10 mins)
2: The Daily Practice (20.00mins)
3: Meditation Creates Community (16.10mins)
4: Meditation for the World (19.10mins)
9780872431126
Return to the Center
Griffiths, Bede
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
To clarify in his mind, what he understands as spiritual practice, the author has taken on the life of a sannyasi in India. Sannyasi implies one who has renounced all worldly attachments - particularly the material ones. Simplicity allows clarity of thought and practice. 146 pages plus Notes, UNillustrated. Read more about : Abyss of the Godhead, Tamiol Nadu, Transcendent Reality, Gita, harmony, Zeus Pater, buddhi, and Katha Upanishad.
Paperback
6020
Return to the Centre: 4 Audio CD Set
Freeman, Lawrence
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
What knocks us off-centre is often what re-centres us more deeply than before. What uncentres us is a crisis of some kind. Nobody wants to be in crisis. However, it is often the means by which renewal takes place. In these talks, Laurence Freeman explores the rich metaphors that are generated by different aspects of the symbol of the Centre. Giving balance, is is the symbol of wholeness, a place of convergence, a place of peace. A centre is relational: it cannot exist outside of what it is the centre of. It is a moving point within a dynamic system. A sailor will tell you that navigation involves the daily discipline of checking a number of points in order to safely reach the destination. Our practice of twice-daily meditation is a discipline that acts as a 'beacon' that directs us, and keeps us centred within ourselves - within the universe- within God.
9780872431652
Rule for a New Brother
Van Der Looy, H
Books > Prayer > Christian Meditation
Henri J.M. Nouwen writes:
'This Rule is written from the heart to the heart. It does not prescribe but invite, it does not force but guides. It does not threaten but warn, it does not instill fear but points to love.
This Rule is for brothers entering into a religious community, but it speaks to every man and woman who seeks God, wants to follow Jesus and tries to live a life of solitude and community within the larger body of the Church.
While this Rule is rooted in the ages old tradition of the Church, its wide perspective embraces our contemporary world with all its intricacies and complexities. It teaches us to be fully in this world while fully belonging to God. This is the life we are all called to.
It needs to be read slowly and often so that its word can descend from our mind into the centre of our being and bear fruit there.'
