Sadhana

by DE MELLO, ANTHONY

• ISBN13: 9780385196147
• ISBN10: 0385196148
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1984-09-01
• Publisher: Image

Summary

One of the world's foremost spiritual guides responds to the modern hunger for self-awareness and holistic living with a series of spiritual exercises blending psychology, spiritual therapy, and practices drawn from both Eastern and Western traditions of meditation.

Author Biography

Anthony De Mello was a Jesuit priest known throughout the world for his writings and spiritual conferences. He died suddenly in 1987

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Awareness	p. 11
The Riches of Silence	p. 13
Body Sensations	p. 15
Body Sensations. Thought Control	p. 20
Thought Control	p. 23
Breathing Sensations	p. 26
Awareness and Contemplation	p. 28
God in My Breath	p. 36
Breath Communication with God	p. 37
Stillness	p. 39
Body Prayer	p. 42
The Touch of God	p. 45
Sounds	p. 47
Concentration	p. 50
Finding God in All Things	p. 52
Awareness of the Other	p. 53
Personal Benefits from Awareness	p. 56
Group Benefits of Awareness	p. 57
Contemplation Easier in a Group	p. 59
The Special Value of Body Awareness	p. 60
Fantasy	p. 63
There and Here	p. 65
A Place for Prayer	p. 68
The Return to Galilee	p. 69
The Joyful Mysteries of Your Life	p. 71
The Sorrowful Mysteries	p. 73
Release from Resentment	p. 75
The Empty Chair	p. 78
Ignatian Contemplation	p. 79
Symbolic Fantasies	p. 85
Healing of Hurtful Memories	p. 89
The Value of Life	p. 89
Seeing Life in Perspective	p. 94
Saying Good-bye to Your Body	p. 96
Your Funeral	p. 97
Fantasy on the Corpse	p. 98
Consciousness of the Past	p. 99
Awareness of the Future	p. 102
Awareness of Persons	p. 103
Devotion	p. 105
The "Benedictine" Method	p. 107
Vocal Prayer	p. 111
The Jesus Prayer	p. 114
The Thousand Names of God	p. 117
See Him Looking at You	p. 119
The Heart of Christ	p. 120
The Name as Presence	p. 122
The Prayer of Intercession	p. 123
Petition	p. 128
Jesus the Saviour	p. 130
Gospel Sentences	p. 132
Holy Desires	p. 133
God-centeredness	p. 135
Living Flame of Love	p. 136
The Prayer of Praise	p. 137
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