{"product_id":"the-heart-of-centering-prayer-nondual-christianity-in-theory-and-practice-9781611803143","title":"The Heart of Centering Prayer: Nondual Christianity in Theory and Practice","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe best-selling author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wisdom Jesus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Meaning of Mary Magdalene\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003edemystifies the popular Christian meditation method rooted in contemplative prayer\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Centering Prayer is the path to a wonderful and radical new way of seeing the world. It is not, as is sometimes thought, simply an act of devotional piety, nor is it simply a Christianized form of other meditation methods. Cynthia Bourgeault here cuts through the misconceptions to show that Centering Prayer is in fact a pioneering development within the Christian contemplative tradition. She provides a practical, complete course in the practice and then goes deeper to analyze what actually happens in Centering Prayer: the mind effectively switches to a new operating system that makes possible the perception of nonduality. With this understanding in place, she then takes us on a journey through one of the sources of the practice, the Christian contemplative classic \u003ci\u003eThe Cloud of Unknowing\u003c\/i\u003e, revealing it to be among the earliest Christian explorations of the phenomenology of consciousness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cynthia Bourgeault's illumination of the Centering Prayer path provides compelling evidence of how important the practice has become in the half-century since it first arose among American Trappist monks, and of its maturation and refinement over the ensuing years of sincere study and practice. It will resonate with beginners on the Centering Prayer path as well as with seasoned practitioners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611803143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Cynthia Bourgeault","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41596178432181,"sku":"9781611803143","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ec7a5271-89e2-4ed4-9aa3-2563da2391d4.jpg?v=1644334100","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-heart-of-centering-prayer-nondual-christianity-in-theory-and-practice-9781611803143","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}