Suggestions for Reading Fr. Thomas Keating’s Books

Suggestions for Reading Fr. Thomas Keating’s Books:

1.The Human Condition: Contemplation and Transformation (Wit Lectures-Harvard Divinity School. (1999) by Thomas Keating O.C.S.O and Ronald F. Thiemann. _A short invitation to begin a personal spiritual journey.

2. Open Mind Open Heart 20th Anniversary Edition (2006) by Thomas Keating. O.C.S.O _An introduction to centering prayer as the core practice of contemplative Christianity; a one volume presentation of topics covered on books 3 and 4 below.

3. The Heart of the World: An Introduction to Contemplative Christianity (2008) by Thomas Keating O.C.S.O

4. Intimacy with God: An Introduction to Centering Prayer. (2009) by Thomas Keating O.C.S.O

5.Invitation to Love 20th Anniversary edition: The Way of Christian Contemplation. (2012) by Thomas Keating O.C.S.O – A more detailed discussion of the process of spiritual growth.

6.The Mystery of Christ: The Liturgy as Spiritual Experience. (1994) by Thomas Keating O.C.S.O_A reflection of the Christian liturgical year from the perspective of contemplative Christianity.

7.Crisis of Faith, Crisis of Love. (1995) by Thomas Keating O.C.S.O_ Scriptural reflections of the spiritual journey of contemplative Christianity

8. Meditations on the Parables of Jesus (2010) by Thomas Keating O.C.S.O _Short Homilies on Jesus paraboles from a contemplative perspective.

9. Manifesting God ( 2005) by Thomas Keating O.C.S.O _A more recent introduction to centering prayer as a spiritual transformation.

10. Fruits and Gift of the Spirit (2000) by Thomas Keating O.C.S.O _more or less a sequel to book 9.

(List suggested by Mary Dwyre)

Exploring Foundations of Contemplative Living

Dear friends

For me, it is a privilege to be working with the group that is planning the retreat led by James Finley and I am very excited to let you know with enough time. I would like to invite you personally to this event. The space is limited. For more information and registration go to http://www.stpauls-church.org/ or call (216)-932-5815

 Please, register early before is sold out.

Josefina Fernandez

FinleyRetreat_StPauls

 

The Path of Descent

Almasgiving, Fasting, Prayer

The Rohr Institute’s first guided library study!

Please check this website:
Explore three downward movements of the spiritual journey

Transformative Suffering

I am presenting a summary of the daily meditations that Fr. Rhor presented this week.

1. If we do not transform our pain, we will most assuredly transmit it. (Sunday)

2. Jesus is not observing human suffering from a distance; he is somehow in human suffering with us and for us. (Monday)

3. Don’t get rid of the pain until you’ve learned its lessons. (Tuesday)

4. Suffering is the only thing strong enough to destabilize the imperial ego. (Wednesday)

5. The cross is always unto resurrection. (Thursday)

6. Transformed people transform people. (Friday)

 

 

Spiritual Journey Stages by Richard Rohr

1. So many of our problems can be resolved if we understand that people are at different levels

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Richard-Rohr-s-Meditation–Levels-of-Growth.html?soid=1103098668616&aid=TBvmoPJ3-Gw

2.Growth is going somewhere, and the trajectory is toward union: union with God, with the self (of mind, heart, and body), with others, and with the cosmos.

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Richard-Rohr-s-Meditation–Similarities.html?soid=1103098668616&aid=8FhjLw51rsE

3. Stage One: My body and my self-image are who I am.

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Richard-Rohr-s-Meditation–Stage-One–My-body-and-my-self-image-are-who-I-am-.html?soid=1103098668616&aid=T9rkhVtduo0

4. Stage Two: My external behavior is who I am.

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Richard-Rohr-s-Meditation–Stage-Two–My-external-behavior-is-who-I-am-.html?soid=1103098668616&aid=9

5. Stage Three: My thoughts and feelings are who I am.

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Richard-Rohr-s-Meditation–Stage-Three–My-thoughts-and-feelings-are-who-I-am-.html?soid=1103098668616&aid=NH8dQV_S4aE

6. Without great love (and I mean great love) and great suffering, where there is a major defeat, major humiliation, major shock to the ego self, very few people move to Stage Four.

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Richard-Rohr-s-Meditation–The-Space-between-Stage-Three-and-Stage-Four.html?soid=1103098668616&aid=fE8eDJfT1cU

7. Stage Four: My deeper intuitions and felt knowledge
in my body are who I am.

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Richard-Rohr-s-Meditation–Stage-Four–My-deeper-intuitions-and-felt-knowledge-in-my-body-are-who-I-am-.html?soid=1103098668616&aid=1nekY7lB1nU

8. Stage Five: My shadow self is who I am

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Richard-Rohr-s-Meditation–Stage-Five–My-shadow-self-is-who-I-am-.html?soid=1103098668616&aid=8WQZ12Vzkck

9. Stage Six: I am empty and powerless.

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Richard-Rohr-s-Meditation–Stage-Six–I-am-empty-and-powerless-.html?soid=1103098668616&aid=xO_x4uTbiqs

10. Stage Seven: I am much more than who I thought
I was.

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Richard-Rohr-s-Meditation–Stage-Seven–I-am-much-more-than-who-I-thought-I-was-.html?soid=1103098668616&aid=FFiydz5pFHs

11. Stage Eight: “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30)

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Richard-Rohr-s-Meditation–Stage-Eight—I-and-the-Father-are-one—John-10-30–.html?soid=1103098668616&aid=ULgzEAjqC4c

12. Stage Nine: I am who I am.

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Richard-Rohr-s-Meditation–Stage-Nine–I-am-who-I-am-.html?soid=1103098668616&aid=IHlJCHYNJ7E

 

 

 

 

 

Stages of Spiritual Development. Program Initiation.

At the beginning  of 2014, I was exposed to several articles and meditations  that make me think and ponder about the concepts of kindness, love, unitive consciousness, Divine Life, True Self, “My True Self is Love, great love and suffering as gateway to transformation and growth, non-dual thinking. I would like to to go deeper on this material during this new year. The links I present are  sample of the ones that stroke me the most. Fr. Richard Rhor is presenting a program through his daily meditations that will cover the stages of the spiritual journey. I am really interested to follow him through this year and offer my insights and experiences of my readings as way of enrichment.

My Religion Is Kindness

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Richard-Rohr-s-Meditation–My-Religion-Is-Kindness.html?soid=1103098668616&aid=7haGT57pots

Mystical Experience or Unitive Seeing? by Cynthia Bourgeault

http://www.spiritualpaths.net/mystical-experience-or-unitive-seeing-by-cynthia-bourgeault/

Contemplation as Catalyst

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Richard-Rohr-s-Meditation–Contemplation-as-Catalyst.html?soid=1103098668616&aid=hGDjG1R8J2Y

A Primer for Living a Whole Life (Introduction of the Richard Rhor’s program)

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Richard-Rohr-s-Meditation–A-Primer-for-Living-a-Whole-Life.html?soid=1103098668616&aid=W67fpi7M0j4