Divine Therapy and Addiction

Author: Thomas Keating
Publisher: Lantern Books
ISBN: 1590561554
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
"All spiritual traditions have a wisdom literature. Alcoholics Anonymous is a spiritual tradition. Its influence and spread in the present century is going to depend on how well each generation of those in recovery assimilate and interiorize the basic wisdom that is enshrined in the Twelve Steps and the Twelve Traditions." --Thomas Keating In this major new work, Father Thomas Keating reflects on the wisdom and legacy of the Alcoholics Anonymous Twelve-Step Method and its connections to, and similarities with, the Christian mystical traditions of centering prayer and Lectio Divina. In conversation with a long-time member of AA meetings, Father Thomas talks insightfully about surrendering to one's Higher Power and the journey that must be undertaken for the healing of the soul to begin.

On Divine Therapy

Author: Thomas Keating
Publisher: Lantern Books
ISBN: 1590564014
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 44

Book Description
Father Thomas Keating is the founder of the Centering Prayer movement, based on the retreat into the "inner room" mentioned by Jesus in Matthew 6:6, where the individual is able to meet God. From the book Manifesting God, Father Keating explains the process of divine therapy and the process of purification in contemplative prayer.

The Alchemy of Addiction

Author: Stephen J. Costello
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040091369
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 155

Book Description
Within this important book, Stephen J. Costello draws on Eastern philosophy, Western psychology, and wisdom traditions to offer an interpretation and answer to the multidimensional problem of addiction. The nature of pleasure, pain, and attachment are discussed, together with stress as a key source of our suffering. Justifying and grounding the work is C. G. Jung’s central insight that the solution to our disordered desires lies in cultivating a spiritual approach to life. As such, a detailed exploration of the Twelve Steps of recovery is elucidated from the threefold perspective of the philosophy of Advaita, the Enneagram system, and the Christian contemplations of Richard Rohr, John Main, and Thomas Keating, as well as St Ignatius of Loyola. The work concludes with a brief look at Platonic ethics, especially the virtue of temperance, St Benedict’s spirituality of humility, and the law of dharma as a blueprint for purposeful non-addicted living. This book will appeal to a wide variety of readers such as mental health professionals in the counselling and psychotherapy professions, as well as students of depth psychology and philosophy.

Fruits and Gifts of the Spirit

Author: Thomas Keating
Publisher: Lantern Books
ISBN: 9781930051218
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Thomas Keating has spent more than fifty years in sustained practice and devotion to the spiritual life. The results of this creative, humble activity are now summarized in this remarkable book, Fruits and Gifts of the Spirit. As Father Keating says, the spiritual journey is a gradual process of enlarging our emotional, mental, and physical relationship with the divine reality that is present in us, but one not ordinarily accessible to our emotions or concepts. The spiritual journey teaches us, first, to believe in the Divine Indwelling within us, fully present and energizing every level of our being; second, to recognize that this energy is benign, healing, and transforming; and third, to enjoy its gradual unfolding step-by-step both in prayer and action.

Invitation to Love 20th Anniversary Edition

Author: Thomas Keating
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1441143769
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description
Thomas Keating was a Cistercian monk who founded the worldwide 'Contemplative Outreach', teaching people the art of meditation. Invitation to Love provides a road map for the journey that begins when Centering Prayer is seriously undertaken. Pointing to some of the recognizable landmarks on this journey, as well as to its ultimate destination, Father Keating addresses common questions regarding contemplative practice: How will it affect my life? Where does it lead us spiritually? What obstacles will I encounter along the way? How does it work? Following on from Open Mind, Open Heart, this book establishes a dialogue between the insights of contemporary psychology and the classic Christian spiritual masters, providing a solid conceptual background for the practice of Centering Prayer. This is a practical book, articulating the stages of the process of spiritual growth, and outlining how we might develop a deeper relationship with God and move from contemplation to action.

The Daily Reader for Contemplative Living

Author: Thomas Keating, O.C.S.O.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0826433545
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 417

Book Description
This work brings together three prayer practices for each day of the year to enhance contemplative living.

The Human Condition

Author: Thomas Keating
Publisher: Paulist Press
ISBN: 1616433574
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 41

Book Description
These reflections on contemplative life were delivered at Harvard University in 1997 in a lecture series endowed by Harold M. Wit. (Inside front cover).

Surrendered—The Sacred Art

Author: Rami Shapiro
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1684421934
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 181

Book Description
To live the surrendered life—a life no longer centered on control and hence no longer at odds with the ordinary suffering of everyday living. Rabbi Rami closely examines the first three steps of Twelve-Step recovery to help us cut through the denial, illusions, and falsehoods that bind us in our fight with addictions of all kinds. He draws upon his half-century engagement with Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, and Islam, as well as his own and other people’s struggles in Twelve-Step recovery, to guide us in our awakening to reality’s freedom and the path to living joyously and well.

Practice the Pause

Author: Caroline Oakes
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
ISBN: 1506483070
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 337

Book Description
Combining exciting developments in brain science and ancient contemplative tradition, spiritual director Caroline Oakes offers new perspectives on the revolutionary potential of Jesus's contemplative practice, demonstrating how engaging these practices can rewire our brains to be less reactive, more self-aware, and more compassionate.

Five Spirits

Author: Lorie Eve Dechar
Publisher: Lantern Books
ISBN: 9781590560921
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 452

Book Description
Offering a Taoist map of the human psyche, the "Five Spirits" provide a mythical view of the nervous system and form the basis of Chinese medical psychology. An understanding of these Five Spirits is the key that opens the doorway to the mysteries of Taoist psycho-spiritual alchemy.