Thomas Keating Centering Prayer Guidelines Intro

Father reminds us that is more about our intent to be in an intimate relationship with our Father than about technique. Let us be compassionate even with our uninvited thoughts. Thank you father.

A true mystic. True pioneering effort in contemporary Christianity. Keatings efforts are helping contemporary Christianity reach Christ's intended result - ENLIGHTENMENT.

Excellent and his books on this subject are even better.

God bless him, he knows what he is talking about. I learned to meditate in a very similar way and I tell you it works. And how.
God bless you all

Thank you, brother, for posting this video. Pax tecvm. +

Sitting quietly in the Presence of God with an open heart, seeking His grace through supplication and surrender of our will and giving our will, our body, our mind all in surrender to him is the deepest prayer that we can offer.

When you say, "this old priest...doesn't care," that's how I know what you say is false. This man is very much filled with the Holy Spirit, and loves God. Honestly when I hear "this old priest", I hear anti-priest, anti-catholic prejudice. It's like you can't hear the truth in it because of the hardness in your own heart.

I agree! I would never refer to Thomas Keating as an "old" priest, rather he is a very wise, enlightened priest! I am not Catholic but I embrace a wise teacher who speaks Truth when I see one, and Thomas Keating is definitely one!!

Silence, stillness and solitude in prayer IS Biblical:

"Truly my soul silently waits for God..."(Ps. 62:1, 5 NKJV)

"Be silent in the presence of God..." Zeph. 1:7

See also: Lam 3:26-28; Ps. 4:4; Ps. 131:2; Isa. 32:17; Isa.30:15; Rom. 8:5-6; Mat. 6: