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  2. Centering prayer - Wikipedia

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    The name was taken from Thomas Merton's description of contemplative prayer, from which Centering Prayer draws, as prayer that is "centered entirely on the presence of God". [ web 1 ] In his book Contemplative Prayer , Merton writes "Monastic prayer begins not so much with 'considerations' as with a 'return to the heart,' finding one's deepest ...

  3. Quietism (Christian contemplation) - Wikipedia

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    Quietism is the name given (especially in Catholic theology) to a set of contemplative practices that rose in popularity in France, Italy, and Spain during the late 1670s and 1680s, particularly associated with the writings of the Spanish mystic Miguel de Molinos (and subsequently François Malaval and Madame Guyon), and which were condemned as heresy by Pope Innocent XI in the papal bull ...

  4. Catholic spirituality - Wikipedia

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    Catholic spirituality includes the various ways in which Catholics live out their Baptismal promise through prayer and action. The primary prayer of all Catholics is the Eucharistic liturgy in which they celebrate and share their faith together, in accord with Jesus' instruction: "Do this in memory of me."

  5. Cistercian Studies - Wikipedia

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    Contemplative Prayer: Thomas Merton: 2: The monastic theology of Aelred of Rievaulx: an experiential theology: Amédée Hallier: 3: Cistercian Spirit: Symposium: M. Basil Pennington: 4: Evagrius Ponticus: The Praktikos & Chapters on Prayer: John Eudes Bamberger: 5: Community and Abbot in the Rule of St. Benedict (2 Volumes) Adalbert de Vogüé ...

  6. Monastic silence - Wikipedia

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    One of the leading exponents of monastic contemplative awareness is Thomas Merton. From Thoughts in Solitude (1956) According to Merton, silence represents a form of transcending paradoxes such as he may have encountered in zazen training. "Contradictions have always existed in the soul of [individuals].

  7. List of works about Thomas Merton - Wikipedia

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    A Book of Hours: At Prayer with Thomas Merton. Schola Ministries. ASIN B002J04NYI. Finley, James (2002). Thomas Merton's Path to the Palace of Nowhere: The Essential Guide to the Contemplative Teachings of Thomas Merton. Sounds True. ISBN 1-56455-938-6. OCLC 49631328. Hogan, Christine Jensen (1994). The Contemplative, the Artist, and the Child ...

  8. A Merton protege delivers an eloquent account of life inside ...

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    Thomas Merton was his novice master. “A Matter of the Heart” draws from Quenon’s experiences and observations over five of his more than six decades inside the cloister.

  9. Christian mysticism - Wikipedia

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    [71] [72] In contemplative prayer, this activity is curtailed, so that contemplation has been described as "a gaze of faith", "a silent love". [note 4] There is no clear-cut boundary between Christian meditation and Christian contemplation, and they sometimes overlap. Meditation serves as a foundation on which the contemplative life stands, the ...