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My beliefs and meditation-prayer practices are according to the Christian Faith, but "sitting quietly, doing something" is an apt description whether it's Buddh
by wallfly 16y ago
My beliefs and meditation-prayer practices are according to the Christian Faith, but "sitting quietly, doing something" is an apt description whether it's Buddhist meditation or Christian mental prayer (a Western form of meditation).
I am happy to share with readers here the most excellent compendium of the Ignatian method of Christian mental prayer that I have ever encountered:
- Fifth Treatise: On the Excellency of Prayer
http://www.holynamesoftware.org/OnPrayer.pdf http://www.holynamesoftware.org/OnPrayer.pdf
The following essay is a real treasure too:
- The Practice of Lectio Divina
https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AdgpYJu8XEUoZGRxc2Z6cWtfMmNyMmt3M2Yy&hl=en https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AdgpYJu8XEUoZGRxc2Z6cWtfM...
- jonah 16y agoVery cool. Thank you. (I'd also recommend taking a look at The Twelve Steps to Holiness and Salvation.)
- locopati 16y agoI'd also highly recommend Thomas Merton's 'New Seeds of Contemplation', which though written by a Trappist monk and grounded in Christian philosophy applies to contemplative practice in any tradition.