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The Heart of Centering Prayer: Nondual Christianity in Theory and Practice
Contributor(s): Bourgeault, Cynthia (Author)
ISBN: 1611803144     ISBN-13: 9781611803143
Publisher: Shambhala
OUR PRICE:   $16.16  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: December 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Living - Prayer
- Religion | Meditations
- Religion | Mysticism
Dewey: 248.3
LCCN: 2016013201
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.5" (0.60 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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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.