Hermitage of the Heart: Contemplative Practices from Hundred Acres Monastery [Unabridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Wayne Teasdale (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2003

For more than 10 years, Brother Wayne Teasdale studied, prayed, and meditated in the seclusion of Hundred Acres Monastery in New Hampshire. On Hermitage of the Heart, Brother Wayne leads listeners on a full-length retreat, taught in the spirit of this beloved sanctuary. Through more than eight hours of guidance, this leading voice in the Christian contemplative movement shares meditations and teachings from Saint Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, and others, to deepen our connection with the divine.

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From the Publisher

Hermitage of the Heart is a complete guided learning course, much like attending a retreat with Brother Teasdale.

About the Author

Brother Wayne Teasdale is an active hermit at the Catholic Theological union in Chicago, where he teaches as an adjunct professor of Spirituality. He also teaches at DePaul University and Columbia college, and is the author of The Mystic Heart and A Monk in the World.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Sounds True; Abridged edition (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564559521
• ISBN-13: 978-1564559524
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,720,554 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Establish Your Own Hermitage Into The Divine, March 10, 2008

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Aung Htun (811 Lavina St. Fort Wayne IN 46802-4030) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hermitage of the Heart: Contemplative Practices from Hundred Acres Monastery (Audio Cassette)

"Hermitage of the Heart-Highlights:
* Centering Prayer - the essential meditations from the Christian Contemplative tradition

* The marks of the mystic - recognizing them in yourself and others

* How to use the language of silence to communicate with God

* Engaging nature as a provider of wisdom in your life

* How to "rest in the divine" during difficult times

* Lectio, meditatio, oratio, and contemplatio - bringing scripture to life with the Lectio Divina meditation

* Four steps to create your own contemplative practice

* Sky meditation - an Eastern contemplation for accessing your own infinite divinity

* How to use art and music as ritual for connecting with the divine

* Agape, Eros, and Philios - experience the three forms of love that bring balance to your relationships

* Evoking the classic virtues - love, forgiveness, patience, kindness, mercy, generosity, and others - in your life

* A simple one-line prayer to transform your relationships

* Six sessions of personal refuge designed to ESTABLISH YOUR OWN HERMITAGE INTO THE DIVINE."

"Wayne Teasdale... is a Christian contemplative practitioner living as an active hermit at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, where he teaches as an adjunct professor of Spirituality.
He also teaches at DePaul University and Columbia College.

Brother Wayne has an M.A. in philosophy from St. Joseph College and a Ph.D. in theology from Fordham University.

He is the author of The Mystic Heart: Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions and A Monk in the World: Cultivating a Spiritual Life."

"Published by Sounds True Boulder, Colorado.
Contents: 6 cassettes / Running time: 9 hours
Copyright 2002 Wayne Teasdale, Performance copyright Sounds True
Distributed by Sounds True."

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5.0 out of 5 stars A glimpse of enlightenment from a true mystic, October 15, 2010

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Susan's friend (Chesterfield, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hermitage of the Heart: Contemplative Practices from Hundred Acres Monastery (Audio Cassette)

This was a sheer delight to experience the calm meditative energy from a true man of God. His loving directions speak to everybody, not just Christians, which is what we need more of today than anything. What can be more Christian than to epitomize Jesus' request to Love One Another? Brother Wayne shows you how to put yourself in the mental frame of mind that you can do just that no matter what else is going on in the world at the time. I plan on listening to this many times over to regain that peaceful, contemplative frame of mind.

2 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Contemplative yes, but Christian?, January 5, 2005

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Kevin L. Stewart "Grimaldon" (Greenbelt, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hermitage of the Heart: Contemplative Practices from Hundred Acres Monastery (Audio Cassette)

I have to say that I bought this book with high expectations. I am a Christian and I have discovered that my spiritual pathway, that is the way that I relate best to God through Christ, is contemplative. I have been looking to explore ways to expand my relationship with God through contemplation. To that end I sought books on Christian contemplative practicies.

I have only just begun listening to these tapes but I already am disappointed. They seem more about spirituality than authentic Christianity. It is more about New Age mysticism seasoned with Christian terms than exploring authentic Christianity in a contemplitive style.

The author often sites some of the greats of the Christian past yet denies the very basics of their faith. Amongst other things he demotes Jesus to just another "spiritual teacher" rather than the unique Son of God. Also he denies Jesus' own words that Jesus is the only way to the father. The author says that he has left some of the Catholic terminology behind, but I think he left more than that, I think he left his Christian faith behind too. (Note that I am not Catholic.)

I will continue to listen to the tapes in the hopes that they eventually present some material that can be salvaged. I plan to expand this review as I listen to the rest of them.