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 ones Higher Power and the journey that must be undertaken for the healing of the soul to begin.

Father Thomas Keating is the founder of the Centering Prayer movement, based on the retreat into the inner room mentioned by Jesus in Matthew 6:6, where the individual is able to meet God. From the book Manifesting God, Father Keating explains the principles of contemplative prayerprayer as relationship, prayer in secret, and the rewards of prayer in secret.

The psychological roots of authentic spiritual life, by one of the great teachers of contemplative prayer.

Revising much of the content originally published in The Kingdom of God Is Like, and adding selected material from Awakenings and Reawakenings, Thomas Keating continues to stir the Christian imagination with insightful commentary on the parables of the Bible. Including the Mustard Seed, the Narrow Door, the Penitent Woman, the Sower, the Prodigal Son, and others, this collection of corresponding meditations renews the voice and vigor of each parable's deeper meaning—so often overlooked thr...

In That We May Be One: Christian Non-Duality by Thomas Keating points to the ultimate destination of the spiritual journey.One of the chief architects of the Centering Prayer movement, Keating has guided countless people of all walks on the contemplative path toward wholeness. He speaks to the inner transformation experienced through daily silent meditation practice:Centering Prayer establishes the letting go of self, making room for the gradual development of ...

Beloved Trappist monk Thomas Keating is best known as one of the primary founders of the Centering Prayer movement, which made the contemplative dimension of Christianity accessible through a simple method of silent, still meditation. He is also known as the convener of the Snowmass Interreligious Conference, which helped spawn the global Inter-spiritual movement. Keating's open invitation to people of all walks to embark on a spiritual journey, coupled with his emphasis on the oneness of ...

Father Thomas Keating is the founder of the Centering Prayer movement, based on the retreat into the inner room mentioned by Jesus in Matthew 6:6, where the individual is able to meet God. From the book Manifesting God, Father Keating explains the process of divine therapy and the process of purification in contemplative prayer.

Transform your personal productivity and master autonomous AI before the next tech revolution leaves you behind. Perfect for an engaged commute, this pragmatic guide demystifies how software actually sets goals and acts on your behalf. Turn your daily drive into a focused masterclass on the tools rapidly reshaping modern business and software engineering.Feed your curious mind while diving deeply into the mechanics of multi-agent systems without getting bogged down in dense math or...

For a quarter of a century, Trappist monk Fr. Thomas Keating has been contributing articles on Centering Prayerthe contemporary manifestation of the ancient Christian contemplative traditionto 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 thin...

This collection of homilies for feast days and special occasions is rooted in the experience of the grace celebrated in the liturgy. Father Keating draws from his life's devotion as a Trappist monk and abbot to provide a sacramental perspective on such feasts as The Immaculate Conception, The Annunciation, Christmas, Epiphany, Ash Wednesday, Passion Sunday, Good Friday, The Paschal Vigil, Easter, Pentecost, The Feast of Saint Benedict, and Thanksgiving Day. Also included are homilies for s...

Father Thomas Keating, founder of the Centering Prayer movement, draws from his lifes devotion as a Trappist monk and abbot to provide a sacramental perspective on feasts such as The Immaculate Conception, The Annunciation, Christmas, Epiphany, Ash Wednesday, Passion Sunday, Good Friday, The Paschal Vigil, Easter, Pentecost, The Feast of Saint Benedict, Thanksgiving Day, and other special occasions.

Father Thomas Keating explores the tragedy of September 11 from the perspective of Christ-consciousness and its continuing emergence in the world. Even as he describes the attacks of that day as the culmination of all of the last centurys growing violence and disregard for innocent life, Father Keating shows us how to recognize the resultant suffering as an expression of the agony of Christ on the cross that is extended to all humanity.