28b Contemplative Outreach A Response to the Divine Invitation Part 2 with Thomas Keating

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Fr. Thomas Keating relates the beginnings of Contemplative Outreach, outlining its original goals and the trajectory of this “spiritual network” in its earliest years. He concludes by reading the Vision Statement of Contemplative Outreach. • This is the final video in a series of 31 hour-long talks by Thomas Keating that make up his foundational video teachings, “The Spiritual Journey with Fr. Thomas Keating.” All of these talks are now available on YouTube, and are listed below with links. Fr. Thomas considered Heartfulness to be a continuation of this Spiritual Journey series. It is also available on YouTube at • Heartfulness: Transformation in Christ . Fr. Thomas was an internationally renowned theologian, speaker and author of dozens of books including “Open Mind, Open Heart.” • • To access condensed highlights of this video series plus more recent series by Fr. Thomas as part of a free online course, go to https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org... for the complete course, or to • The Spiritual Journey - Formation in ... for just the videos. • Fr. Thomas co-founded Contemplative Outreach, which offers this series and supports Centering Prayer. Along with Fr. William Meninger and Fr. Basil Pennington, Fr. Thomas began the Centering Prayer movement in the 1970’s to renew the Christian tradition of contemplation. An overview of Contemplative Outreach is at • Contemplative Outreach - Celebrating ... . • Go to http://www.contemplativeoutreach.org for more information on Centering Prayer, including retreats and local chapters that offer support to practitioners at all levels in the U.S. and around the world. An online store offers books, streaming and downloadable videos and mp3 audios, DVDs, and CDs. An online course, “The Spiritual Journey – Formation in the Christian Contemplative Life,” draws upon the series of talks offered here and also includes newer teachings of Fr. Thomas, within a year-long curriculum. • • “The Spiritual Journey with Fr. Thomas Keating” consists of a Prologue and five parts. Each part has up to six talks in it. Each talk has a separate video for the first half (a) and the second half (b). • • Prologue • • Prologue to The Spiritual Journey: C... • (A basic introduction to Centering Prayer) • • The Method of Centering Prayer (2 videos) • • The Psychological Experience of Centering Prayer (3 videos) • • Part One: Developing Centering Prayer • • Part 1 of The Spiritual Journey: Dev... • (Centering Prayer grows out of a prayerful relationship with God that ideally includes prayerful reading of Scripture - the practice of Lectio Divina) • 0a 0b. Introduction • 1a 1b. Prayer as Relating to God • 2a 2b. Four Levels of Scriptural Experience • 3a 3b. Toward Resting in God • 4a 4b. Centering Prayer as Method • 5a 5b. Progress in Centering Prayer • Part Two: Model of the Human Condition • • Part 2 of The Spiritual Journey: Mod... • (The heart of the teaching on the practice of Centering Prayer) • 6a 6b. The Human Condition: The Evolutionary Model • 7a 7b. Formation of the Homemade Self: The Existential Model • 8a 8b. The Pre-Rational Energy Centers • 9a 9b. Frustrations Caused by the Emotional Programs • 10a 10b. Dismantling the Emotional Programs • 11a 11b. The False Self in Action • • Part Three: Paradigms of the Spiritual Journey • • Part 3 of The Spiritual Journey: Par... • (Practical examples of Centering Prayer in daily life) • 12a 12b. The Four Consents • 13a 13b. The Human Condition: The Philosophical Model • 14a 14b. Anthony as a Paradigm of the Spiritual Journey • 15a 15b. Liberation from the False Self System • 16a 16b. Liberation from Cultural Conditioning • 17a 17b. Spirituality in Everyday Life • • Part Four: Contemplation: The Divine Therapy • • Part 4 of The Spiritual Journey: Con... • (The Christian contemplative roots for Centering Prayer) • 18a 18b. Night of Sense: The Biblical Desert • 19a 19b. Night of Spirit: Toward Transformation • 20a 20b. The Beatitudes: Healing the Emotional Programs • 21a 21b. The Spiritual Senses • 22a 22b. What Contemplation is Not • 23a 23b. From Contemplation to Action • • Part Five: Divine Love: The Heart of the Christian Spiritual Journey • • Part 5 of The Spiritual Journey: Div... • (The fruits of the Centering Prayer practice) • 24a 24b. The Most Excellent Path • 25a 25b. The Divine Banquet an Dance • 26a 26b. Prayer in Secret: Matthew 6:6 • 27a 27b. What is the Divine Therapy? • 28a 28b. Contemplative Outreach: A Response to the Divine Invitation

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