A Sunlit Absence: Silence, Awareness, and Contemplation
We shall look at examples of how contemplative practice can contribute to, even transfigure, the struggle with afflictive emotions.
Martin Laird • Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation
Contemplative spirituality, on the other hand, is concerned with slowing down to be with God, focusing on such practices as:2 awakening and surrendering to God’s love in any and every situation; positioning ourselves to hear God and remember his presence in all we do; communing with God, allowing him to fully indwell the depth of our being; practic
... See morePeter Scazzero • Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: It's Impossible to Be Spiritually Mature, While Remaining Emotionally Immature
Once possessed, we must steady ourselves habitually in order to see the way we were meant to. For some, stillness will not suffice. The stillness must mature into an inner quiet—the noise of the exterior world ricocheting off your flesh. To cultivate habits of rest, we must discern what noise has found a way to penetrate our soul. And as we detect
... See moreCole Arthur Riley • This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
First, are you your thoughts and feelings? Second, what do thoughts and feelings appear in? Third, what is the nature of these thoughts and feelings, and who is aware of them? Again, these riddles are not answered by our reason but by our own inner silence.