Thomas Keating Knihy

Kontemplácia nie je odmenou za čnosť. Je to nevyhnutnosť̌ pre čnosť. Vedie k skúsenosti Božej prítomnosti, prežívanej v čistej viere. Boh vtedy odníma svoju prítomnosť̌ a zdá́ sa, akoby nás ponechával v hrobe. On sa však vráti v správnom čase, aby nás zavolal von z našich temnôt, väzenia, samoty, opustenosti a smútku. O autorovi: Thomas Keating (†2018), trapistický mních, centrálna postava hnutia Centering Prayer (modlitby súhlasu) a zakladajúci člen Contemplative Outreach. Už počas svojich štúdií na Yale University objavoval bohatstvo kresťanskej mystickej tradície. Poznávanie tejto hlbokej tradície, bystré vnímanie reformy, ktorú priniesol II. vatikánsky koncil zvlášť vo vzťahu k iným náboženstvám, ako aj osobné hľadanie, v ňom nechali vyklíčiť celoživotnú túžbu prispieť k obnove kontemplatívneho rozmeru kresťanstva. Fr. Thomas bol uznávaný teológ a vynikajúci autor. Spomedzi jeho mnohých kníh treba spomenúť predovšetkým Open Mind, Open Heart (Otvorená myseľ, otvorené srdce). Osobná skúsenosť a náuka, hlboko zakorenená v zdravej tradícii kresťanskej mystiky, a múdre i prorocké úsilie o dialóg s inými náboženskými tradíciami, zaraďujú Thomasa Keatinga medzi neopomenuteľné postavy dejín kresťanskej spirituality.

Základním účelem modlitby souhlasu či usebrání, kterou se zabývá tato kniha, je přinést poznání a zkušenost Boží lásky do společného vědomí lidské rodiny. Kontemplativní modlitba je proces vnitřní transformace, proměny započaté Bohem a vedoucí, pokud souhlasíme, k božskému sjednocení. V tomto procesu se mění způsob vnímání reality. Dochází k restrukturaci vědomí, která dá věřícímu schopnost vnímat souvislosti, vztahovat se ke každodennímu životu a reagovat na něj se zvýšenou citlivostí k Boží přítomnosti ve všem, skrze všechno a za vším, co se děje. Během prvních šestnácti století církevní historie byla kontemplativní modlitba uznávaným cílem křesťanské spirituality kněží i laiků. Po reformaci došlo prakticky ke ztrátě tohoto odkazu, přinejmenším jako živé tradice. Křesťanská kontemplativní tradice se začala obnovovat ve dvacátém století a tento proces stále pokračuje.

In the course of numerous workshops and retreats Father Keating is asked many questions regarding contemplative practice. How will it affect my life? Where does it lead us spiritually? What obstacles will I encounter along the way? How does it work? As Keating answers, this book is "an attempt to provide a road map, as it were, for the journay that begins when Centering Prayer is seriously undertaken...for a deepening relationship with God.">

Following upon Open Mind, Open Heart, which presents a profound formation in Christian prayer, this book demonstrates the contemplative dimension of Christian worship. Here Father Keating recovers the deeper sense of the liturgical year and shares a theological and mystical perspective on the major feasts of the annual cycle. The reader is immersed in the wonder of faith in the mystery of Christ and of the unique nature of God's action and presence in and through the liturgy of our lives.

Insightful commentary on timeless parables reveals their relevance in today's world, despite being originally conveyed to a vastly different audience. The author encourages readers to explore the profound messages within these stories, highlighting their enduring significance and ability to resonate across generations.

Manifesting God is about the principles of contemplative prayer—the retreat into the "inner room" mentioned by Jesus in Matthew 6:6, where the individual is able to meet God. In the inner room, the silent space in which God unloads the burdens and false selves that govern our individuality and our daily lives, God acts as a divine therapist, healing us and forcing us to recognize how many barriers we put up between ourselves and an authentic relationship with God. The process whereby this happens is the foundation of centering prayer—a technique of prayer that Keating and other contemporary mystics have revived out of the ancient mystical traditions of the Desert Fathers and the medieval mystics.Abbot Keating explores in this book what it means to enter the inner room and the transformation that takes place there. It explains the guidelines of centering prayer and offers advice on how to develop the relationship more deeply.

In this major new work, Father Thomas Keating reflects on the wisdom and legacy of the Alcoholics Anonymous Twelve-Step Method and its connections to, and similarities with, the Christian mystical traditions of centering prayer and Lectio Divina. In conversation with a long-time member of AA meetings, Father Thomas talks insightfully about surrendering to one’s Higher Power and the journey that must be undertaken for the healing of the soul to begin.

The book offers an insightful exploration of biblical parables, revising content from "The Kingdom of God Is Like" and incorporating selected material from "Awakenings" and "Reawakenings." Keating aims to invigorate the Christian imagination through thoughtful commentary, encouraging readers to deepen their understanding of these timeless stories.

For a quarter of a century, Trappist monk Fr. Thomas Keating has been contributing articles on Centering Prayer--the contemporary manifestation of the ancient Christian contemplative tradition--to the newsletter of Contemplative Outreach, the organization that he helped establish to promote this tradition. The Thomas Keating Reader gathers for the first time thirty of those articles (some never published elsewhere) to offer a valuable overview of some of the main strands of Fr. Thomas' thinking and practice on Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina, and interreligious dialogue. Rich with insight and humanity, The Thomas Keating Reader offers a broad introduction to the concepts that have animated Contemplative Outreach and reveals the gifts and challenges of the practice of the spiritual life.

A spiritual classic, which has appeared in 10 foreign-language editions (Croatian, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesia, Italian, Korean, Polish, and Portuguese). This edition consists of a fresh preface, a glossary, some changes in terminology, and a reordering of several chapters.