Fra Johannes af korsets "Levende kærlighedsflamme":

onsdag, januar 28, 2009

Dagens citat, 2009.01.28

Fra Thomas Keating's Open Mind Open Heart (revised edition), side 32:
The Sacred Word is a way of renewing your intention to open yourself to God and to accept Him as He is. * * * You are accepting all reality, beginning with God and with that part of your own reality of which you may not be generally aware, namely, the spiritual level ofyour being.

lørdag, januar 17, 2009

Kommende centrerende bøn retræter i Irland

Her er programmet for 2009.
The dates are as follows.

March 6-8th Lenten Weekend Retreat
June 26 - 28th Summer Weekend Retreat
July 11 - 18th Weeklong Retreat
October 24-31st Weeklong Retreat
December 4-6th Advent Retreat

Places are limited so early booking is advisable !

Retræterne holdes på St. Aidans kloster i Ferns, County Wexford, som er cirka 100 kilometer syd for Dublin. Deres email adresse er staidansferns@eircom.net.

lørdag, januar 10, 2009

Video hvor Thomas Keating leder en gruppe ind i centrerende bøn

Det ser ud til at være en gruppe hvor mange ikke har praktiseret centrerende bøn før. Her er linket på YouTube.

Dagens citat, 2009.01.10

Fra Guidelines for Mystical Prayer af Ruth Burrows, om formålet med kontemplativ bøn:

What is the end? Nothing less than total possession by God. Progress then will mean, not a building up of the human ego, not an acquiring of 'perfection', but a growing surrender to God, allowing him to control life more and more.