Contemplative Prayer [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Thomas Keating (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1995

Father Keating introduces listeners to contemplative prayer as a method for inviting the grace of God into their lives to discover the treasure of holiness always present in ordinary events.

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About the Author

Trappist Monk Thomas Keating is the founder of the Snowmass Interreligious Conference and a member of the peace council. Keating was appointed superior of St. Benedict's Monastery in 1958 and was made Abbot of St. Joseph's Abbey in 1961. He is the former chairman of the Monastic Interreligious Dialogue. Keating has written Awakenings, a collection of homilies and Active Meditations for Contemplative Prayer, a collection of his most significant writing.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated (March 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564553248
• ISBN-13: 978-1564553249
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,147,838 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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62 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Anyone Seeking Peace and True Rest, May 24, 2000

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Bruce Boatner (Eagle, Idaho USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Contemplative Prayer (Audio Cassette)

Contemplative Prayer is the traditional Christian method of meditation and yet most Christians have never heard of it! It has been actively repressed at times in history and now is "damned by faint praise" by the Catholic Church.

Meditation in general is looked upon with great suspicion by most Protestant religions, who feel that it opens one up for possession. Thus one of the most valuable tools for salvation - the ability to place oneself in the Presence of God - is being unwittingly withheld from the faithful!

Fr. Keating is a kind, wise and gentle teacher. He explains why people get unhappy with their earthly circumstances based on programming received prior to their ability to "defend themselves" mentally. He then offers a very simple and straight-forward form of meditation that brings profound peace and deep rest for the body, mind and spirit.

Anyone seeking peace and true rest in their lives will find this presentation to be a godsend.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Healing childhood wounds, October 16, 1998

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This review is from: Contemplative Prayer (Audio Cassette)

If you pass the first cassete, congratulations!! There is so much rich material, you can play it till the tape wears out. Keating tells the story of our lives right from the womb to our destructive adult life. Our maturity being hampered by the emotional wounds we all receive as kids, the degree being the difference. This is not the place to blame any parent as there is no perfect parent and also the fallen nature of man prevents this. Besides, it seems by the design that we will face external dissapointments and insecurity since we have a society built on such wounded beings. The purpose is to turn you inward and find the security, love and self indenty in God within you. This is the story of Man, an excellent tape series.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Different strokes, January 16, 2006

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Jorge Munoz-Bustamante "L.C.S.W." (Miami, FLorida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Contemplative Prayer (Audio CD)

I really enjoyed this CD. I especially liked Father Keating's explanations on contemplative prayer and I also enjoyed the guided prayer sessions. Like other reviewers I found that some of the psychological explanations were at times tedious and off the mark but the basic notions that change is difficult due to developmental experiences and related defense mechanisms made sense and I would have no problem recommending this CD to many of my clients. However, there would be a few caveats. Mostly, I would encourage them to listen to the entire CD but to have patience and wait for the last few sessions. Personally, I have worked at incorporating centered prayer in my life by practicing it a half an hour a day and have found that it does help change your emotional reactivity to the events of daily living in a positive manner. Interestingly, my wife did not like the CD at all. She found it tedious and somewhat impractical. It just goes to show how two people can go through the same experience and come out with different conclusions!