LEADER 03355nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910824619803321 005 20230802005533.0 010 $a1-4411-8044-3 010 $a1-282-13340-3 010 $a9786613805980 010 $a1-4411-4376-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000000107514 035 $a(EBL)967740 035 $a(OCoLC)818928769 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000743363 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12241689 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000743363 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10827108 035 $a(PQKB)10863774 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC967740 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6162311 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL967740 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10579574 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL380598 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6162311 035 $a(OCoLC)1151190226 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000107514 100 $a20120723d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInvitation to love $ethe way of Christian contemplation /$fThomas Keating 205 $a20th anniversary ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cBloomsbury$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (184 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4411-8757-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aHalf title; About the author; Title page; Copyright; 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; 9 Bernie; 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 327 $a15 The Stages of Contemplative Prayer16 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 330 $aInvitation to Love provides a road map for the journey that begins when Centering Prayer is seriously undertaken. Pointing to some of the recognizable landmarks on this journey, as well as to its ultimate destination, Father Keating addresses common 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? Following on from Open Mind, Open Heart, this book establishes a dialogue between the insights of contemporary psychology and the classic Christian spiritual masters, providing a 606 $aLove$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 606 $aContemplation 615 0$aLove$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 615 0$aContemplation. 676 $a240.5 676 $a248.34 700 $aKeating$b Thomas$01093959 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824619803321 996 $aInvitation to love$94128024 997 $aUNINA