The Better Part Stages of Contemplative Living

by Keating, O.C.S.O., Thomas

• ISBN13: 9780826428202
• ISBN10: 0826428207
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-15
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

The talks on which this book was based were given at the John Main Seminar in 1998, the annual international event of the World Community for Christian Meditation. Previous presenters have included the Dalai Lama, Jean Vanier, Bede Griffiths, and William Johnston. Father Keating's enlightening commentary on the contemplative meaning of the gospel, particularly the story of the siblings from Bethany, Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, fits into the great monastic tradition of Christian teaching. A monk reflects on Scripture in the light of experience. He or she utters a word that startles his listeners into realizing that tradition is not a matter of second-hand experience but the living and human self-transmission of Christ to his disciples.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Foreword	p. 11
The Household of Bethany	p. 15
Lectio Divina	p. 31
The Eucharist	p. 49
The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel	p. 69
The Psychological Experience of Centering Prayer	p. 85
Questions and Answers	p. 101
A Look at the Future	p. 121
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