The Contemplative Life
Author: Joel S. Goldsmith
Publisher:
Published: 2018-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781889051444
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published: Secausus, NJ: University Books, 1963.
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Philo of Alexandria: On the Contemplative Life
Author: Joan E. Taylor
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2020-11-09
Total Pages: 457
ISBN-13: 9004439234
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDe Vita Contemplativa is known for its depiction of a philosophical group of Jewish men and women known as the ‘Therapeutae’. This commentary sets the treatise in its historical context and explores Philo’s aims in depicting them as he did.
An Invitation to the Contemplative Life
Author: Thomas Merton
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781593250850
DOWNLOAD EBOOK(Music Sales America). In this book you have everything you need to play and sing some of the greatest Irish ballads ever written the lyrics, guitar chords and simplified music score, plus a CD featuring the first verse and chorus of each of the ballads. A virtual "Irish Balladeer's Kit"! Also includes photos and great background information on each tune. "Whether you're a professional entertainer or want to learn the songs for private parties, this is a must for you" Daniel O'Donnell
On Prayer and The Contemplative Life
Author: Aquinas Thomas
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Published: 2020-09-28
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1613105649
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPhilo of Alexandria
Author: Philo (of Alexandria.)
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9780809123339
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis anthology contains the basic vision of Philo (c. 20 B.C.E.-50 C.E.), the greatest Jewish mystic, philosopher and theologian of the Graeco-Roman era.
About the Contemplative Life
Author: Philo (of Alexandria.)
Publisher:
Published: 1895
Total Pages: 530
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKPsalms for Praying
Author: Nan C. Merrill
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2006-12-05
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 0826419062
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEvery commentary on the Book of Psalms has had to face the issue that many of these prayers celebrate wrath and vengeance. Merrill has re-examined the Psalms and transformed them into a work of piety and art. Taking each psalm in turn, she brings a vivid brilliance to some of the world's greatest prayers.
What Is Contemplation?
Author: Thomas Merton
Publisher: Ravenio Books
Published:
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere are so many Christians who do not appreciate the magnificent dignity of their vocation to sanctity, to the knowledge, love and service of God. There are so many Christians who do not realize what possibilities God has placed in the life of Christian perfection — what possibilities for joy in the knowledge and love of Him. There are so many Christians who have practically no idea of the immense love of God for them, and of the power of that Love to do them good, to bring them happiness. Why do we think of the gift of contemplation, infused contemplation, mystical prayer, as something essentially strange and esoteric reserved for a small class of almost unnatural beings and prohibited to everyone else? It is perhaps because we have forgotten that contemplation is the work of the Holy Ghost acting on our souls through His gifts of Wisdom and Understanding with special intensity to increase and perfect our love for Him. These gifts are part of the normal equipment of Christian sanctity. They are given to all in Baptism, and if they are given it is presumably because God wants them to be developed. Their development will always remain the free gift of God and it is true that His wise Providence sees fit to develop them less in some saints than in others. But it is also true that God often measures His gifts by our desire to receive them, and by our cooperation with His grace, and the Holy Spirit will not waste any of His gifts on people who have little or no interest in them.
Answering the Contemplative Call
Author: Carl McColman
Publisher: Broadleaf Books
Published: 2021-11-16
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 1506485804
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe mystical path is not some sort of static experience for the select few, says Carl McColman, rather, it is a living tradition, a rich and many-layered dimension of spirituality that is in large measure a quest to find the mysteries at the heart of the universe, paradoxically nestled within the heart of your own soul. McColman first introduced readers to Christianity's lost mystical roots in his popular book, The Big Book of Christian Mysticism. Now McColman is back with Answering the Contemplative Call, to show readers how to apply the riches of the mystical tradition to daily living. McColman quotes from the great mystics of the Christian tradition who have also traveled this path, including Teresa of Avila, Thomas Merton, Evelyn Underhill and more. In Answering the Contemplative Call, McColman offers a practice that will help readers come to a place meaning and purpose in their lives.
The Inner Experience
Author: Thomas Merton
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2012-09-11
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 0062245082
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNow in paperback, revised and redesigned: This is Thomas Merton's last book, in which he draws on both Eastern and Western traditions to explore the hot topic of contemplation/meditation in depth and to show how we can practice true contemplation in everyday life. Never before published except as a series of articles (one per chapter) in an academic journal, this book on contemplation was revised by Merton shortly before his untimely death. The material bridges Merton's early work on Catholic monasticism, mysticism, and contemplation with his later writing on Eastern, especially Buddhist, traditions of meditation and spirituality. This book thus provides a comprehensive understanding of contemplation that draws on the best of Western and Eastern traditions. Merton was still tinkering with this book when he died; it was the book he struggled with most during his career as a writer. But now the Merton Legacy Trust and experts have determined that the book makes such a valuable contribution as his major comprehensive presentation of contemplation that they have allowed its publication.
