The Virgin Prayer

10 Sep, 2021
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

4 Sep, 2021
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 ...

The Welcoming Prayer

28 Aug, 2021
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 ...

Loving Your Enemy

21 Aug, 2021
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

15 Aug, 2021
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 ...

Darshan and Namaste

8 Aug, 2021
Darshan and Namaste In the Hindu tradition, darshan (or darsana) is to behold the Divine and to allow yourself to be fully seen. Many Hindus visit temples not to see God, but to let God gaze ...

Contemplative Prayer

1 Aug, 2021
Contemplative Prayer As we’ve explored this week, any human perfection simply reflects God’s holiness. Receiving such goodness comes through grace; it cannot be achieved. But we can be honest and humble, ...

Loving Kindness Meditation

25 Jul, 2021
Loving Kindness Meditation If we understand Jesus’ command to “be merciful” rather than to “be perfect,” we must find some way to regularly practice and participate in the mutual exchange of ...

Shadow Work

18 Jul, 2021
Shadow Work There are many ways to do shadow work—the work of seeing and integrating your hidden and denied self. For example, your subconscious appears in images and stories as you ...

Meditating on the Cross

11 Jul, 2021
Meditating on the Cross The logo for the Center for Action and Completion is an oval framing two intersecting arrows forming the cross of Christ, shows a collision of opposites. One ...

Gaze of Grace

4 Jul, 2021
Gaze of Grace Invite a trusted beloved (friend, lover, parent, or perhaps yourself through a mirror) to spend a few minutes sharing each other’s gaze. Sit facing each other and begin ...

Patience

27 Jun, 2021
Patience Although the transition from first half to second half of life can begin in a moment, it takes a lifetime to practice living consistently from this wider, non-dual awareness. Even ...

Drawing Empty Space

18 Jun, 2021
Drawing Empty Space It’s difficult to see what is not yet manifest, to imagine there may be more to life when we’re stuck in the first half of life with its ...

Litany of the Holy Spirit

13 Jun, 2021
Litany of the Holy Spirit When we come to the end of our rope and hit rock bottom, we are not dashed but fall into God’s hands. It is here at ...

Letting Go and Letting God

6 Jun, 2021
Letting Go and Letting God Contemplative practice is an exercise in humility. We come face to face with our inability to control our thoughts, emotions, and bodies. With practice over time, ...