![]() ![]() This process is supposed to dismantle the False Self, which is supposedly the result of the emotional baggage we carry.įr. The idea is to go to the center of your being to find the True Self. This technique is supposed to put them into direct contact with God. Keating says in Open Mind, Open Heart, "All thoughts pass if you wait long enough." 1 A person then reaches a state of pure consciousness or a mental void. The goal is to keep practicing until ALL THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS DISAPPEAR. When the thoughts keep coming back, the person returns to the sacred word. He tries to ignore all thoughts and feelings, letting them go by as boats going down a stream. It is supposed to be done for twenty minutes in the morning and twenty minutes in the evening. Thomas Keating, is a method of prayer that is supposed to lead a person into contemplation. She identifies it as being the same as Transcendental Meditation (TM) which is tied to Hinduism.Ĭentering prayer, as taught by Fr. She has also written a book called, The New Age Counterfeit, and devotes one chapter to the problems of Centering Prayer (CP). Johnnette has a program called "Living His Life Abundantly", and has had a series on the New Age. ![]() There have also been warnings from Johnnette Benkovic on EWTN (Mother Angelica's Network). In my research on the New Age which I did for the past ten years, I found that it is not Christian contemplation and that this type of prayer is not recommended by Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Ratzinger, The Catechism of the Catholic Church, or St. These people believe it to be authentic Christian contemplative prayer practiced by the saints. ![]() ![]() People sign up for it in retreat centers, in workshops, and sometimes in their own parish. The Centering Prayer Movement has become very popular in Catholic circles today. ![]()
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