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June 13, 2006

Telling Quotes

I meditated for hours on words, images, and sounds. I reached the point of being able to achieve alpha brain patterns. —Mike Perschon, freelance writer for Youth Specialties

T]he first step in faith is to stop thinking about God at the time of prayer. —Brennan Manning

The third phase of contemplative prayer ... a supernatural trance state. —Charisma magazine

The quiet repetition of a single word can help us to descend with the mind into the heart.—Henri Nouwen

Do not reflect on the meaning of the word; thinking and reflecting must cease, as all mystical writers insist. —Willigis Jager, German Benedictine and Zen Master

Source: Mystics Misuse of Scripture

Posted by calvin at June 13, 2006 09:05 AM

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