Thomas Keating is a Cistercian priest, monk, and sometine abbot. He presently resides at St Benedict'd Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado. Father Keating is a cofounder of the Centering Prayer movement and of Contemplative Outreach, Inc. Open Mind, Open Heart forms a trilogy with Invitation to Love and the Mystery of Christ. The three books are available in one volume edition under the title Foundations for Centering Prayer and the Christian Contemplative Life.
"The leader within the Catholic world in the task of recovering our
Christian contemplative heritage."
Ewert Cousins, General Editor, World Spirituality: An Encyclopedic
History of the Religious Quest
"We started going to St. Benedict's Monastery in Snowmass when I
was 7 years old. Several years later, Keating became a St.
Benedict's monk. He developed centering prayer, which is a lot like
meditation and what this book is about. He says that meditation (or
centering prayer) is a way of reducing the obstacles to the
development of grace. I can sit for only five to ten minutes. It's
very hard for me. Still, when I get in trouble, it shifts my
perspective. As they say, we don't pray to change our
circumstances; we pray to change ourselves."- "Books from O, the
Oprah Magazine, "May 2005
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