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The Contemplative Journey: Volume 1
- Contemplation and Transformation from Christianity's Mystical Tradition
- Narrated by: Father Thomas Keating
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
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Summary
In the darkest hour of the darkest age, Christian monks developed a meditation tradition unique in the Western world. A 14th-century author described their profound mystical experience as entering the cloud of unknowing. Yet during the 500 years after this great monastic flowering, this precious tradition and the direct path to union with God it described was virtually lost.
For decades Father Thomas Keating, together with other monks, examined this great question: Could anyone enter the cloud of unknowing through a prayer practice specifically created to attain it? Keating reached back in time for clues about the prayer forms of the Christian mystics. He synthesized his work into a Centering Prayer method that has helped thousands of seekers travel the contemplative path to divine union.
From infancy, Father Keating teaches, we accumulate emotional layers, or programs, as a result of traumatic experiences. The practice of Centering Prayer engages directly with the unconscious and loosens old traumas that hinder your spiritual development. This form of divine therapy draws from a contemplative method that has brought profound inner transformation into the lives of thousands of practitioners.
The Contemplative Journey is Father Thomas Keating's great masterwork: a complete curriculum devoted to a Christian path for achieving the still point of resting in God.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-07-17
Thoughts on the contemplative journey
When I saw the title of this book and how long it was and how many volumes, I felt rather daunted as it sounded rather heavy going. The reality, however, was that I loved listening to Father Thomas and found his whole approach to the subject to be light and humorous which made it easily digestible. He has the gift of making very complex things sound simple and profound at the same time. It is authentic too as there is a deep understanding of having lived through all that he speaks of.
I would recommend this book to everyone, almost as a must read. I am looking forward to the next volume!
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-10-19
keating cones into his own in the second half
he is great on osychology and spirituality. the earier sections on the ages of humanity is a bit second hand, taken from others writings. but hes great when on his hone ground.
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- Sea Breeze
- 20-11-19
Definitely a must read.
Such a lovely non-preachy book. I am not a Catholic but Thomas Keating's explanation makes me wish I had learnt from him decades ago. Got to be a must read.
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- Jen C.
- 13-10-21
Really helpful and insightful
I wondered if this would be boring but Keating's style is warm. I found this really helpful for journey in prayer
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-07-19
A thumbs up
I loved this book, so helpful for daily life if you are practicing centering prayer
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- g mac
- 05-01-18
Real Deal
Fr Keating is the real deal. If you've ever seen any of his stuff on youtube, or encountered any more of his books, you'll know.
He really lets rip in this one, and at the end he even give a delightful insight into his own formation as a spiritual teacher.
All in all, buy this if you want to be entertained whilst being enlightened.
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- Elizabeth Jamieson
- 21-07-21
Constructive teaching
These talks confirmed some of my experiences and suggested solutions to a person taking their spiritual journey seriously.
I found it very helpful.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-12-20
Profound and insightful
Well worth a listen. Audio quality wasn’t too good in chapters 7 and 12, but aside from that brilliant!
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- Denise Wang
- 26-01-22
Helpful insights into emotions
I found this very helpful in understanding my emotions and the havoc they can play in daily life. Good intro to the ‘false self’ and also the place of contemplative prayer and the powerful word in providing a way to park exposing and overcoming the false self. Ultimately it is about is about deeper intimacy in relationship with God as we were created or designed for.
Middle chapters were quite heavy going but some really delightful stories to keep one going. Thanks.
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- 17-10-16
Very engrossing
Excellent. I bought volume 1 as a taster and bought volume 2 before I had finished volume 1. Highly recommended.
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