Quote from the Heart of Centering Prayer

The Heart of Centering Prayer: Nondual Christianity in Theory and Practice

by Cynthia Bourgeault

Shambhala Publications, Boulder, Colorado, 2016.     239 pages

Rather than engaging the powers of focused attention (on the breath, a mantra), [centering prayer] seems to be more interested in cultivating two qualities that essentially involve the release of attention. The first has been extensively described in the Orthodox branch of Christianity under the name of “attention of the heart”. The second has never been specifically identified in the Christian tradition at all, although it has been accurately and even comprehensively described. A Tibetan Buddhist would have no difficulty spotting it as objectless awareness. (p. 2)



-- quote submitted by Jack Y.



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