Download or read book Centering Prayer and Rebirth in Christ on the Tree of Life written by Kess Frey and published by SteinerBooks. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book draws on “the secret wisdom of Israel” (Qabalistic Tree of Life) to describe the soul’s inner purification, healing and rebirth in Christ rooted deep in the mysterious process and inner silence of non-conceptual contemplative prayer. “Prayer in secret” (Matt. 6:6) is prayer in the unconscious. Using the Tree of Life as a map of universal creation and the individual soul (Macrocosm and microcosm), Centering Prayer and Rebirth in Christ offers a detailed and revealing look into the hidden workings of the Spirit in the soul’s inner depths. When read slowly and thoughtfully, this book elevates the mind, offering what is, for most of us, a new vision of our evolving life in Christ and Christ in us. The essence of Centering Prayer is consenting to God’s presence and action in us and in our life. The work of the Spirit in us aims to bring us from the limitations and disappointments of our false self (over-identifi cation with the separate-self sense of ego and its ill-conceived desires) into the fulfillment of our true self as a spiritual being. As the false self’s obstacles are removed by the divine action, which needs our willing consent and cooperation, our growing freedom to consent becomes cause for increasing peace and joy in the soul. This is a gift of divine love that brings us step by step into the fullness of our life in Christ—which is a continuing rebirth into the limitless light, life, and love of the divine consciousness. The intended purpose of Centering Prayer’s conceptual background is to support the actual practice of non-conceptual contemplative prayer and the wondrous process of inner spiritual unfolding that Centering Prayer facilitates.

Download or read book The One Who Loves Us written by Kess Frey and published by SteinerBooks. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This far-ranging book presents God, the Ultimate Mystery of non-created Reality, as Christ—the One Who loves us. Spirituality beyond language and in general; the inner mystical meaning of the Cross of Christ; differing Christian windows found in the stages of evolving consciousness identified by Integral Theory; and Centering Prayer’s close relationship to all of this are core themes in this work. An important insight of Integral Theory reveals that when people are unaware of the stages of evolving consciousness, they tend to believe that the perspectives of their own stage(s) are the only true or realistic views—which is actually untrue and leads to needless confusion, conflict and misunderstandings among individuals in different stages of evolving consciousness. Additionally: prayer; the allegorical sense of Scripture; Lectio Divina; grades of evolving love; duality?/?non-duality; and apophatic theology are also major topics discussed. The gift of non-conceptual contemplation, into which Centering Prayer leads us, is shown to be a key to Christian unity and harmony among all religious and spiritual traditions seeking to serve the One Who loves us. Non-conceptual Centering Prayer—as a movement into simplicity and silence—is readily available to people seeking a deeper spirituality in all denominations and in all stages of evolving consciousness.

Download or read book Bridge Across Troubled Waters written by Kess Frey and published by Lindisfarne Books. This book was released on 2017-05 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridge across Troubled Waters is written to clarify a variety of misperceptions and criticisms regarding Centering Prayer. It is also written to explore the intimacy of the divine relationship we all have with God. The aim is to build a healing bridge of mutual understanding and regard across the divide that separates Christians who embrace Centering Prayer from those who doubt or oppose it. This book is intended for all those who are curious about Centering Prayer and who may have been exposed to criticisms of the prayer, so they may learn about it from a pro-Centering-Prayer perspective and then make an informed assessment. It is also intended for doubters and critics, as an invitation to reconciliation and to considering Centering Prayer from another's viewpoint. Ultimately, Bridge across Troubled Waters is meant for anyone with interest in these issues and in experiencing a new view of the dynamic two-way relationship we all have with God.

Download or read book The One Who Loves Us written by Kess Frey and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This far-ranging book presents God, the Ultimate Mystery of non-created Reality, as Christ--the One Who loves us. Spirituality beyond language and in general; the inner mystical meaning of the Cross of Christ; differing Christian windows found in the stages of evolving consciousness identified by Integral Theory; and Centering Prayer's close relationship to all of this are core themes in this work. An important insight of Integral Theory reveals that when people are unaware of the stages of evolving consciousness, they tend to believe that the perspectives of their own stage(s) are the only true or realistic views--which is actually untrue and leads to needless confusion, conflict and misunderstandings among individuals in different stages of evolving consciousness. Additionally: prayer; the allegorical sense of Scripture; Lectio Divina; grades of evolving love; duality/non-duality; and apophatic theology are also major topics discussed. The gift of non-conceptual contemplation, into which Centering Prayer leads us, is shown to be a key to Christian unity and harmony among all religious and spiritual traditions seeking to serve the One Who loves us. Non-conceptual Centering Prayer--as a movement into simplicity and silence--is readily available to people seeking a deeper spirituality in all denominations and in all stages of evolving consciousness. C O N T E N T S Foreword by Fr. Carl J. Arico Introduction 1. What is Spirituality? 2. Beyond Language 3. Through a Mystical Christian Window 4. Evolving Consciousness and Christian Windows, Part One: The Tribal, Warrior, and Traditional Stages 5. Evolving Consciousness and Christian Windows, Part Two: The Modern, Postmodern, and Integral Stages 6. Prayer is Relating to God 7. Three Grades of Love: Bronze, Silver, and Gold 8. Apophatic Theology: Duality and Non-Duality 9. Christian Unity and Harmony of Religions

Download or read book The Will of Divine Love written by Kess Frey and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human spirituality can grow and evolve over our lifetime, and this insightful book looks closely at the process of spiritual evolution.The author asserts that, through the love of Christ, human consciousness can evolve into divine consciousness. He considers various spiritual practices, including Centering Prayer, Welcoming Prayer, forgiveness prayer and creative self-expression, which can help unload the 'unconscious', and aid spiritual growth.

Download or read book Life Conquers Death written by John Arnold and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we come to understand more fully our own story of sin and redemption? This beautiful series of meditations addresses that need. Each chapter moves us one step along the path, and we’re also guided by the author’s metaphors of wood, trees, and the cross of Christ as we travel. We start in the garden of Eden, and end at the Tree of Life in the New Jerusalem.Along the way, we encounter biblical passages, pictures by Rembrandt, and insights from such great works of Russian literature as “A Tree Falls in Siberia” as the author brings important questions to our attention. John Arnold has created a series of contemplative readings that will remain with the reader long after reading them.

Download or read book Leaves from the Tree of Life written by Alexander Maclaren and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Tree of Life written by Witness Lee and published by Living Stream Ministry. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When God created man, He placed him before two trees: the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and the tree of life. In warning man to avoid the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, God indicated His desire for man to eat of the tree of life, signifying that man should receive God as his life supply. Witness Lee unveils in The Tree of Life that God is not looking for well-behaved Christians; He is looking for those who will experience and enjoy Christ as the reality of the tree of life.

Download or read book Human Ground Spiritual Ground written by Kess Frey and published by SteinerBooks. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our biography is our most precious, intimate possession, yet how much do we really know about ourselves? With a little work, we can discover in the unfolding of our biography the traces of a marvelous, cosmic patterning--the cycles of our life. The seven-year cycle converts experience into psychological faculties; the twelve-year cycle marks the way changing self-awareness of the personality is translated into our life's work; the thirty-year cycle marks a major turning point in life. The Veiled Pulse of Time explores these cycles, as well as the questions of freedom and destiny, transformation, reincarnation, and karma. "Bryant writes with force and beauty. His deep insights into the elements of rhythm, the "time body," and the cycles in human life, combined with examples from biographies as diverse as Nehru, Marilyn Monroe, and Leo Tolstoy, make for a book that cannot be put down until finished. An invaluable work for counselors, educators, and those who wonder about their destiny." --Robert Sardello, PhD, author of Facing the World with Soul

Download or read book The Second Tree of Life written by Frank L. Schoonover and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My book is a book for people that are seeking the TRUTH concerning their Salvation which comes to man through redemption, BASED on a LIVING relationship with the Lord Jesus founded in a LIFE giving process which comes forth out of death to SELF, and a Life that comes forth from a SEED of Life sown in the Natural Life of the Natural Man born in Adam, which produces a Man in the Image of the Lord Jesus, free from INIQUITY and full of the fullness of Christ. A SEED from the TREE of Life, sown in Man, which TRANSFORMS Man into the Image of His creator through redemption, which is a God CREATION process from the Alter of sacrifice and the Cross Jesus died upon applied to the heart of Man redeeming man out of sin called INIQUITY

Download or read book The Tree of Life Its Shade Fruit and Repose written by Octavius Winslow and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Twelve Fruits of the Tree of Life written by Ernest C. Watson, Jr. and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-06-24 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Without the revelation knowledge of God, there would be no foundation for truth. God therefore reveals to us that which is pertinent; so that our understanding, and our relationship with Him can be correct: without controversy and contempt. We build upon the revelation of truth, and stand on the Word of God; so that when He appears, we shall look just like Him. My prayer is that God encourages you and strengthen you, through the keeping power of the Holy Spirit. The Twelve Fruits of the Tree of Life is God’s provision for the believer, the child of God. Reading is fuel for the mind. Food is fuel for the body. The Word of God is fuel for the soul. You are what you eat. Each fruit has it’s own texture, taste and quality: but all provide the nourishment necessary for the growth of maturity in Him. Fast Foods, convenient foods, and junk foods can never take the place of a good home cooked meal. What God has ‘cooked-up’ for us not only will sustain us, but will also heal the wounds and scars left behind of our past. Amazing are the benefits when we eat right. This book is designed to allow us to absorb the goodness of God’s provision through correct eating-not of natural foods, but of spiritual (“...man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God”). So let us eat to live, and grow in the knowledge of grace, peace and the power of the Holy Ghost. Ernest C. Watson, Jr.—Ordained Preacher of the Gospel of Christ

Download or read book The Tree of Life written by Rev Dr William a Mayfield and published by Xlibris Corp. This book was released on 2006-08-31 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text the "Tree of Life" ia an attempt to explain why the downfall of man from the Garden of Eden has caused so much trouble and suffering. Also, it is an attempt to solve the problems of sins by revealing the prophecy of Christ Jesus' coming and being the Tree of Life offered up again. We live in a hopeless time where Satan, The Devil and The Beast has bombarded the media with an abundant of temptations and sins. It is my hope and prayer that this text; the "Tree of Life" will save souls from damnation and suffering. To allow the youth of this world to learn that there are alternatives to sin and perversion. Satan, The Devil and The Beast do not want you to know that now or ever. In my effort to edify Christendom; I hope and pray that you will pass on the words within this text to save someone from being left out of Paradise. We can do this if you only try to make it work; not only for yourself; but for everyone else in the world. Today is special. It can be the beginning of a wonderful relationship with Jesus Christ and God Almighty that will last for eternity. Don't be casted aside because you would not believe, but be in the house of the Lord with salvation. For this is the will of God forever and ever.

Download or read book The Gospel of Life written by Pope John Paul II and published by Random House Incorporated. This book was released on 1995 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Taste of Silence written by Carl J. Arico and published by Lantern Books. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like John Wesley or Jean Pierre de Caussade before him, Catholic priest Arico provides the devout with a model and method for the attainment of a deeper spirituality; unlike them, he feels free to draw wisdom not only from Christian and ancient models but also from Sufism and Thomas Merton to show us how 'God is calling us from our tombs' to the experience of 'divine union.' Arico's spirituality and warmth are profound, and his guide shall be well received by most Christian readers.—Library Journal

Download or read book Our Life Is Love written by Marcelle Martin and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-19 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our Life is Love describes the transformational spiritual journey of the first Quakers, who turned to the Light of Christ within and allowed it to be their guide. Many Friends today use different language, but are still called to make the same journey. In our time people seeking deeper access to the profound teachings of Christianity want more than just beliefs, they want direct experience. Focusing on ten elements of the spiritual journey, this book is a guide to a Spirit-filled life that affects this world. Quakers in the seventeenth century and today provide examples of people and communities living in the midst of the world whose radical understanding of Christ's teachings led them to become powerful agents of social change. The book offers a simple, clear explanation of the spiritual journey that is suitable not only for Quakers, but for all Christians, and for seekers wanting to better understand our spiritual experience and the fullness of God's call to us. The book would make an excellent focus for study groups. Marcelle Martin has led workshops at retreat centers and Quaker meetings across the United States. She served for four years as the resident Quaker Studies teacher at Pendle Hill and was a core teacher in the School of the Spirit program, The Way of Ministry. She is the author of the Pendle Hill pamphlets Invitation to a Deeper Communion and Holding One Another in the Light. In 2013 she was the Mullen Writing Fellow at Earlham School of Religion while working on this book.

Download or read book Saving Images written by Gordon W. Lathrop and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gordon W. Lathrop explores the place of the Bible as the subject of critical exegesis in contemporary liturgy. The text is grounded in the life of the assembly and the role of intertextuality in its creation. Lathrop finds patterns in biblical narratives that suggest revising our models of the "shape" of liturgy (Dix, Schmemann) and our understanding of baptism, preaching, Eucharist, and congregational prayer.Saving Images calls for a new, reconceived biblical-liturgical movement that takes seriously both biblical scholarship and the mystery at the heart of worship.