Anyone read the Christian classic "The Way of the Pilgrim" about a middle-ages russian peasant using the power of "unceasing prayer" in his heart, in his case "lord, have mercy on my soul" it's a spiritual classic. Those of devotional natures will enjoy it very much...
--- In [email protected], Peter Sutphen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have that book of his. Yes, it is basically TM > without the endless mantra repetition and no mantra. > One uses a word to bring one's attention back to the > intention of Divine communion. > > --- Geoff Gilpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I remember his visit very clearly. He was an > > imposing fellow--very tall with > > long robes that billowed around him in the Iowa > > wind. You could see him > > coming for blocks away. > > > > I never knew until now that the "Dom Thomas" who > > visited MIU was Thomas > > Keating. A few years ago, a friend gave me a > > pamphlet by Keating with > > instructions for performing "centering prayer." When > > I read them I was > > immediately struck by the similarity to TM. ("When > > you become aware of > > thoughts, return ever-so-gently to the sacred word." > > "The principal effects > > of centering prayer are experienced in daily life, > > not in the period of > > centering prayer itself.") > > > > I'm not finding it online now, but I recall that the > > instructions for > > centering prayer mentioned that the "sacred word" is > > NOT something you > > purchase or get from an authority figure. I remember > > thinking at the time > > that the person who came up with centering prayer > > was obviously trying to > > adapt TM for the public domain. Now we know the rest > > of the story. > > > > Geoff > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Peter Sutphen > > Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 6:47 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Religion & Ethics > > NewsWeekly . FEATURE . > > Transcendental Meditation . July 8, 2005 | PBS > > > > > > Wasn't it in '75? Father Thomas Keating. A very cool > > dude indeed. He has written quite a number of good > > books. He saw both the benefits of TM opening an > > interior spiritual life for people and the > > unfortunate > > cult aspects that can come out of the social > > dynamics > > of a meditating group. A very balanced guy. I > > remember > > he stayed in our Frat, 152, and we had to be very > > quiet for him because he went to bed at 8:00pm! > > > > --- Robert Gimbel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I remember back in 1976, the Abbott of the > > Trappist > > > Monestary in > > > Massechesets, visited what was MIU then, and > > offered > > > some observations. > > > He had been the Abbott there since 1945, and > > seemed > > > quite serene and > > > balanced. He said that he had had deeper > > experiences > > > in prayer by > > > using TM first, to get to a deeper state, and then > > > pray from that > > > deepeer state. He did not see any problem with > > > meditating and being a > > > Catholic, and the Abbott of the Monestary. > > > He went on to say that some of the deeper, more > > > escoteric teachings of > > > the church, had been removed during the > > reformation, > > > as the leaders of > > > the church at that time felt threatened by people > > > flocking to other > > > alternative religions, and so, the watering down, > > > dogmatic process, > > > began, and that is what we have today. > > > Some people need that kind of dogma in their life; > > > you seem the same > > > kind of thing in the military. No questioning, and > > > the high value of > > > loyalty at all costs. > > > Also, it is well documented the many holocausts > > that > > > have been created > > > in the name of religion, and the attitude that > > "our > > > god is better, > > > than yours. > > > Also, the idea that Jesus is some kind of a god > > > misses the whole point > > > of his life. > > > Jesus was foremost a teacher, but most > > > interpretations, starting with > > > tthe Romans, tries to caste him in the role of God > > > or Son of God, like > > > the Roman concept of Caesar, who also was > > condidered > > > a god. > > > In the middle ages the church persuted people for > > > healing powers, and > > > the like, and many thousands were burned at the > > > stake. > > > The church has been the cause of many insanities. > > > So, I could go on and on, but that's all for > > now... > > > good nite to all. > > > > > > In [email protected], Rick Archer > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week845/feature.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Or go to: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > > Yahoo! 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