Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The Emotional Programs for Happiness 2 The False Self in Action 3 The Afflictive Emotions 4 The Human Condition 5 Mythic Membership Consciousness 6 Attitudes Towards God 7 Mental Egoic Consciousness 8 The Four Consents 52 9 Bernie 58 10 Anthony as a Paradigm of the Spiritual Journey 11 The Night of Sense: Freedom from the False Self 12 Special Trials in the Night of Sense 13 Anthony in the Tombs: Freedom from Cultural Conditioning 14 The Fruits of the Night of Sense 15 The Stages of Contemplative Prayer 16 The Night of Spirit 17 The Transforming Union 18 The First Four Beatitudes 19 The Last Four Beatitudes 20 The Essence of Centering Prayer 21 A Pure Faith 22 From Contemplation to Action 23 Contemplation in Action 24 Spirituality in Everyday Life Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III Notes Glossary of Terms Bibliography

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20th anniversary edition of a best-selling spiritual classic by one of the founders of the Centering Prayer movement.

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20th anniversary edition of a best-selling spiritual classic by one of the founders of the Centering Prayer movement.

About the Author

Father Thomas Keating was known throughout the world as an exponent, teacher, and writer on contemplative prayer. A Cistercian (Trappist) monk of St. Benedict's Monastery, Snowmass, Colorado, he founded the Centering Prayer Movement and Contemplative Outreach.