The Heart of Centering Prayer by Cynthia Bourgeault

The Heart of Centering Prayer by Cynthia Bourgeault

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.

Cynthia Bourgeault is an Episcopal priest, theologian, and modern-day mystic. She is a founding director of an international network of Wisdom Schools and a core faculty member at the Center for Action and Contemplation. She has written several books, including The Wisdom Jesus, The Heart of Centering Prayer, and The Holy Trinity and the Rule of Three.

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ISBN 13	9781611803143
ISBN 10	1611803144
Title	The Heart of Centering Prayer
Author	Cynthia Bourgeault
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Shambhala Publications Inc
Year published	2016-12-27
Number of pages	256
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