Finding Grace at the Center
The Beginning of Centering Prayer
Published on 20. September 2002
Book
Hardback
112 pages
978-0-281-05535-7 (ISBN)
Description
Centering Prayer focuses attention on God's presence within and moves on to discover His presence everywhere else. This volume will help those familiar with Centering Prayer and those learning about it for the first time to explore how it can strengthen and deepen their faith. The book offers three simple rules of Centering Prayer as well as guidelines on posture and relaxation, reflection on the prayer of The Cloud of Unknowing and will help cultivate Centering Prayer in all aspects of life.
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Persons
M. Basil Pennington, OSCO is abbot of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Abbey in Georgia and the author of a number of books including On Retreat with Thomas Merton. Thomas Keating, OSCO is a monk, priest, and former abbot who currently lives at St Benedict's Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado. He is the founder of the Centering Prayer Movement and of Contemplative Outreach, and the author of the trilogy Open Mind, Open Heart, The Mystery of Christ and Invitation to Love (Continuum). Thomas E. Clarke, SJ is a well knosn Jesuit writer and spiritual father.