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Centering Prayer Practice Intentional Consciousness

Dynamic Process Information Experience Action

“The consciousness that created the problem cannot be the consciousness that solves the problem.”

SET ASIDE PRAYER God, please set aside everything that I think I know about myself, my brokenness, my spiritual path and You, for an open mind and a new experience with myself, my brokenness, my spiritual path and especially You.

Reflections Where is my life not working? How effective are my efforts? Do I really want my life to change? What change(s) would I like? What is the invitation?

Today’s Journey Reality? Prayer? Meditation? Contemplation? Centering Prayer? Invitation?

Centering Prayer “Be still and know that I am God.”

Is God Necessary?

Reality – A Perspective Who is God? An infinite immaterial being • Fully present • All knowing • Unconditional love An uncreated Creative Reality

Reality – A Perspective Who am I? A finite material being • Body – to exist • Mind – to know • Will – to decide A finite created spirit

Human Beings – A Model Mind

Self Transcendence Compassion Self Realization Consciousness Self Actualization Conscience Social Acceptance, Affection, Connectivity Emotional/Psychological Self Awareness/Esteem, Respect Physical Air, Water, Food, Sleep Human Development – Organic Process

Core of Goodness PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION EMOTIONS EXPERIENCES FAMILY CULTURE BIOLOGY GENETICS SPIRITUAL MEANING

Ego Deflation at Depth “My Story” BIOLOGY GENETICS FAMILY CULTURE EMOTIONS EXPERIENCES PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION SPIRITUAL MEANING

Seed Flower Cat Kitten Baby Human Image & Divine Likeness

Levels of Consciousness Divine Presence

Reality – a Model Spirit Deep Inside Immanent Transcendent Spirit Everywhere

Prayer What is it? Intimate conversation Why do we do it? To form a relationship What do you believe about God? Your decision! Outcome Conscious contact

Meditation What is it? Thinking Listening Why do we do it? Biology – physical health Psychology – emotional health Theology – spiritual health

Meditation “wee small voice” How to do it? Body: Read Listen Instinct Mind: Attention Think Intuition Will: Intention Guidance Inspiration

Meditation Distractions? Inventory obstacles: Others Self Outcome Improved consciousness Comm-union

Centering Prayer A method Improve relationship with Reality Mind Attention Acknowledge Will Intention Consent

Centering Prayer Any awareness other than the Presence Use sacred word Use breath Rest in Love

Centering Prayer Resist no thought Retain no thought React emotionally to no thought Return ever-so-gently to the sacred word

Centering Prayer Awareness of Presence Healing of brokenness Self esteem authentic Harmony within self Listen to others Compassion for others Unity with Reality

Spiritual Awakening Invitation Change Think Feel Behave Done to me NOT by me But not without me!

Nobody’s Coming! I am the one I am waiting for!

Intentional Consciousness “Be still and know that I am.”

pm am 20 minutes Show up – don’t leave early A method – not a technique An action based on faith – not knowledge An awareness – not a feeling Responsible for effort – NOT the results

Consciousness Practice BECOMING A LANTERN I am responsible for effort NOT result A journey, NOT a destination A process, NOT a task An experience, NOT an event SELF-ACTUALIZATION SELF-REALIZATION

Compassion Practice TRANSMITTING THE LIGHT Guided by organic principles of reality, NOT feelings Intention to actually help, NOT manipulate Motivated by unconditional love, NOT self-interest SELF-TRANSCENDENCE

I am the one I am waiting for!

BECOMING A LANTERN LIGHTING THE PATH

TRANSFORMATION (St Francis) Lord, make me a channel of your peace; That where there is hatred, I may bring love; That where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness; That where there is discord, I may bring harmony; That where there is error, I may bring truth; That where there is doubt, I may bring faith; That where there is despair; I may bring hope; That where there are shadows, I may bring light; That where there is sadness, I may bring joy. Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted; To understand, than to be understood; To love, than to be loved. For it is by self-forgetting that one finds; It is by forgiving that one is forgiven; It is by dying that one awakens to eternal life. – Amen

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