Living Simply
Living Simply We discover simplicity in the silence of contemplative prayer. As we let go of thought and sensation, we reconnect with our Center, our source of abundance and enoughness. You ...
Ecstatic Dance
Ecstatic Dance In order to fully participate in the sacred dance, our hearts, minds, and bodies must all be present and open. Too often in the Western world, the body is ...
Kenosis
Kenosis The Trinity is unhindered kenosis or self-emptying, self-giving, holding nothing back. Jesus modeled such vulnerability and surrender: becoming human, serving the poor and the sick, and giving up his life. As Paul ...
Mirroring
Mirroring Contemplative knowing intuits things in their wholeness, with all levels of connection and meaning, and perhaps how they fit in the full scheme of things. Thus, the contemplative response to ...
The Virgin Prayer
The Virgin Prayer God regarded her in her lowliness. —Luke 1:48 You must seek to be a blank slate. You must desire to remain unwritten on. No choosing of this or ...
Forgiveness
Forgiveness Let me clarify that by encouraging you to let go I am not suggesting you do away with all personal boundaries, that you condone injustice or cruelty. Contemplatives are not ...
Breath Prayer
Breath Prayers Breath Prayer is an ancient form of prayer and it is easily adaptable. Simply choose one or two lines to meditate on and inhale and then exhale through them. ...
The Welcoming Prayer
The Welcoming Prayer This is a form of contemplation—a practice of accepting paradox and holding the tension of contradictions—called The Welcoming Prayer. First, identify a hurt or an offense in your ...
Har Har Har Har Gobinday
Mantra Har Har Har Har Gobinday Har Har Har Har Mukunday Har Har Har Har Udaaray Har Har Har Har Apaaray Har Har Har Har Hariang Har Har Har Har Kariang ...
Loving Your Enemy
Loving Your Enemy One of the hardest things to understand with the dualistic mind is Jesus’ command to love your enemy. “How can we love the Taliban, Al-Qaeda or ISIS (Islamic ...
The Song of True Self
The Song of True Self Within us there is an inner, natural dignity. (You often see it in older folks.) An inherent worthiness that already knows and enjoys. (You see it ...
O Lord Hear My Prayer
Oh, Lord hear my prayer Oh, Lord hear my prayer When I call answer me Oh, Lord hear my prayer Oh, Lord hear my prayer Come and listen to me
Da Pacem Domine
Da Pacem Domine Grant us peace, O Lord, in our days For there is none other Who will fight for us Save but You, Our God.
