Fr. Joseph Boyle – Gratitude for the Beginings – Part 1 of The Four Monks
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This is the first segment of The Four Monks:
Gratitude for the Beginnings with Fr. Joseph Boyle
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Category Archives: Centering Prayer
Los Cuatro Monjes
Durante la Conferencia de Contemplative Outreach en donde se celebró los 30 años de Contemplative Outreach el pasado Septiembre, vi este video. Los cuatro monjes son el Abad Joseph Boyle, el padre Thomas Keating, el padre Basil Pennington y el padre William Meninger. Ellos discuten acerca la Oración Centrante, contemplación y los 30 años de Contemplative Outreach.
During the Contemplative Outreach Conference, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Contemplative Outreach last September, I watch this video and I love it. The four monks are Abbot Joseph Boyle, Fr. Thomas Keating, Fr.Basil Pennington and Fr. William Meninger. They have a discussion about Centering Prayer, contemplation and 30 years of Contemplative Outreach. I hope you will enjoy this video as I did.
Josefina Fernandez CONEO Coordinator November 18,2014During the Contemplative Outreach Conference, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Contemplative Outreach last September, I saw this video and I love it. The four monks are Abbot Joseph, Fr. Thomas Keating, Fr.Basil Pennington and Fr. William Meninger. They have a discussion about Centering Prayer, contemplation and 30 years of Contemplative Outreach. I hope you will enjoy this video as I did.
I am presenting the complete video and them the pieces so you may be able to watch them in the format that it is easier for you.
Josefina Fernandez CONEO Coordinator November 18,2014[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTA0MPYS0SA]
The Four Monks
During the Contemplative Outreach Conference, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Contemplative Outreach last September, I saw this video and I love it. The four monks are Abbot Joseph Boyle, Fr. Thomas Keating, Fr.Basil Pennington and Fr. William Meninger. They have a discussion about Centering Prayer, contemplation and 30 years of Contemplative Outreach. I hope you will enjoy this video as I did.
I am presenting the complete video and them the pieces so you may be able to watch them in the format that it is easier for you.
Josefina Fernandez
CONEO Coordinator November 18,2014 Complete video of the four monks: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFxkoQJCZew&feature=em-share_video_user]
Introduction to Centering Prayer Sep-Dec
Praying From The Heart at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
Program
We will have special schedule during September-December 2013. Instead of our regular meetings on the second and the fourth Tuesdays of the month, we are planning to meet every Tuesdays beginning September 10 and ending December. Our goal is to offer some enrichment sessions so you are more comfortable on the initiation of your contemplative path.
Each session will be 2 hours. We will have the regular prayer session and have a break so people who cannot stay feel comfortable to go.
Day 1.
Prayer as Relationship
Be Still and Know 16 min (CP_dvd-2)
The Rest of the Story 15 min (CP_dvd-2)
Centering Prayer
The Four Basic Guidelines 16 min (CP_dvd-3)
Day 2
Thoughts and Use of The Sacred Word
The Power of the Return 15 min (CP_dvd-3)
Finding Freedom 11 min (CP_dvd-3)
Day 3
Centering Prayer
It All Begins Saying “Yes” 17 min (CP_dvd-5)
Deepening Your Relationship with God
The Fruits of Centering Prayer 15 min (CP_dvd-5)
The Two Armed Embrace 14 min (CP_dvd-5)
( I used DVD 4 about the Human Condition and watched 1. Return to the Source and 2. the Human Family)( This material covered the formation of the false self and the concept of false self)
Day 4
The Basic Core of Goodness 25 min (CP_dvd-6)
The Five Levels of Consciousness 8 min (IFG)
Day 5
Centering Prayer and Divine Therapy 6 min (IFG)
The Spiritual Staircase and The Pascal Mystery 14 min (IFG)
Day 6
The Great Banquet: All are Invited 16 min (IFG)
Inter-Religious Dialogue and
The Concept of God 17 min (IFG)
Day 7
A Transformed Life
Conference I. Shifting Perspectives 41 min (ATL_dvd-1)
Day 8
A Transformed Life
Conference II. Unmasking Distortions 43 min (ATL_dvd-1)
Day 9
A Transformed Life
Conference III. Growing Awareness 46 min (ATL_dvd-2)
Day 10
A Transformed Life
Conference IV. Discovering Truth 46 min (ATL_dvd-2)
Day 11
A Transformed Life
Conference V. Embracing Inner Freedom 43 min (ATL_dvd-3)
Day 12
A Transformed Life
Conference VI. Finding True Happiness. 47 min (ATL_dvd-3)
Material to be used comes from:
CP= “Centering Prayer: A Training Course for Opening to the Presence of God” featuring Fr. Thomas Keating , Gail Fitzpatrick-Hopler and Fr. Carl Arico. Includes DVD’s, audio CD’s, workbook and prayer cards. 2009. Contemplative Outreach.
IFG= “Invitation from God” with Thomas Keating. A film by Marie Louise Lèfevre with an Introduction by Gail Fitzpatrick-Hopler. Contemplative Outreach. 2007 Magic Hour Films.
ATL= “A Transormed Life” featuring Sister Maria Tasto, OSB. 2011 Sister of St. Benedict.
The Ways of The Heart – Cynthia Bourheault
During my search of material related to the ICCD conference, I found this excellent material where Cynthia describe beautifully the ways of the heart. I am posting two presentations related to the interest of my blog : Praying From the Heart.
Cynthia Bourgeault leads a one-day retreat in the contemplative christian tradition,
“The Ways of the Heart: Kenosis, Abundance, Singleness”
September 3, 2011
Presentation Number two (of four) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdvHK-gyKiw
Centering Prayer and the Foundations of Non-dual Awareness
During this past weekend, I participated on the conference Envisionthe Future: Living from a Contemplative Heart, co-sponsored by the Institute for Communal Contemplation and Dialog (ICCD) and River’s Edge in Cleveland, Ohio.
When we ask the question, what is living from a contemplative heart, we immediately start thinking that you need to have a monastic life to stay calm instead of living in our busy world. Cynthia Bourgeault made extraordinary presentations during the event. I was really touched by the emphasis she had during the event on the importance of Centering Prayer, method of prayer originated from the heart of the monastic christian tradition to develop non- dual consciousness and its similitude in effect of the Jesus teachings (Phillipians 2,5-18, and Matthew 16). In addition, she mentioned how religious belief are not necessary to be awakened to your own deepest self .
I found a clip that contain some of the material Cynthia presented in our conference so you may have a taste on the relevance of Centering Prayer in our world as a powerful method beyond the dualistic perception.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2SRVr89GFU