Active Meditations for Contemplative Prayer

by Thomas Keating

Book Overview

This beautiful gift book contains over 200 selections from the wisdom of several of Father Keating's most popular and significant works, including the best selling 'Open Mind, Open Heart'.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826410618
• ISBN13: 9780826410610
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.8" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A Wonderful Daily Companion

This book is essentially a small book of quotes from Keating's other literary works grouped together into small "chapters" based on certain topics. At first I didn't know what to do with this book, as it can be read through in about one hour from cover to cover. Then I thought, "Well, I'll just read one 'chapter' a day before I do one of my practices of contemplative prayer as a sort of mood builder." Well, for all of you who know about centering prayer, mental prayer, and such, "being in the mood" isn't a pre-requisite as prayer is grace - all you have to do is show up - you cannot fail! But still, I like to read one "chapter" a day before one of my prayers of recollection and this was probably some of the best $11 I ever spent.

A Great Source For Meditation and Centering Prayer

Fr. Keating provides insight and inspiration in brief passages for a wide range of catagories-from centering prayer, thoughts, faith, divine energy, service and scripure. These are great short readings to lead a small group, or quiet yourself for prayer.