“While doing centering prayer, the practice is to let go of any thought or perception. The priority is to be as silent as possible and when that is not possible to let the noise of the thoughts be the sacred symbol for a while, without analyzing them.” PrayerPracticeLetting GoPerceptionSacredSilentPrioritiesNoiseSymbolsAnalyzingCenteringCentering Prayer Author:Thomas Keating
“The best way to understand another person's religion is to listen to the story of what particular practices helped them to deepen and to embody their religion, especially its spirituality.” WayPersonsStoriesSpiritualityPracticeParticularBest Way Author:Thomas Keating
“The spiritual traditions of all the religions have certain similarities that are unmistakable. They share many of the same basic practices like sacred reading, spiritual guidance, moderation in eating, drinking and sexual expression, and above all, trying to be aware of the presence of God in other people and in everyday life.” PeopleTryingSpiritualCertainReadingPracticeShareExpressionEatingTraditionSacredDrinkingEverydayGuidanceEveryday LifeModerationSimilarityPresence Of GodSpiritual Guidance Author:Thomas Keating
“To see everything in God and to see God in everything normally takes a lifetime of practice.” PracticeLifetime Author:Thomas Keating
