This is the first talk in the series "Six Continuing Sessions of the Introduction to the Centering Prayer Practice." This series of follow-up talks by Fr. Thomas Keating are especially designed for those who have completed an introductory workshop on Centering Prayer. For a complete online Centering Prayer Introductory Program, go to the playlist at [ Ссылка ]. That playlist has 5 videos, recorded on Zoom in 2020, and those videos include within them the first 4 videos in this playlist.
Fr. Thomas co-founded Contemplative Outreach, which offers these series to help promote Centering Prayer. Go to [ Ссылка ] for more information, including retreats and local chapters that offer support to practitioners at all levels in the U.S. and around the world. An online store offers books, streaming and downloadable videos and mp3 audios, DVDs, and CDs.
This early series of six talks consists of:
1. Prayer in Secret [ Ссылка ]
2. The Discipline of Centering Prayer [ Ссылка ]
3. What Centering Prayer is Not and What it is [ Ссылка ]
4. The Basic Principles of Centering Prayer [ Ссылка ]
5. The Method of Centering Prayer - Part 1,” which is found on YouTube in the Prologue to the series “The Spiritual Journey with Fr. Thomas Keating” [ Ссылка ]
6. The Method of Centering Prayer - Part 2.” Note that the last 2 talks in this series are the first 2 talks in the series “The Spiritual Journey with Fr. Thomas Keating” [ Ссылка ]
