Thomas Keating
Thomas Keating
For the famous art forger of the same name, see Tom Keating. For the American football player of the same name, see Tom Keating...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth7 March 1923
CountryUnited States of America
heart humble heaven
Union with God is really possible. Unity with God I presume, is what is meant by Heaven, but that too is available in this life for the humble of heart.
becoming enough possibility
Becoming fully rational is not enough anymore; evidently it can lead to distortions of all the great human possibilities.
book healing years
As the years go by, I find myself experiencing God's extraordinary concern, consideration, healing, and what I call in my books, the divine therapy.
humanity brain needs
We need to develop the intuitive capacities of the brain that some geniuses have manifested over humanity's lengthy history.
letting-go prayer training
Centering prayer is a training in letting go.
world-religions arms essentials
It is essential for world peace that the world religions make peace with each other. If they don't, we can hardly expect the nations of the world to lay down their arms.
animal helping consciousness
The divine therapy helps us integrate our animal nature with the new possibilities of rational consciousness.
creation supporter
God is a tremendous supporter of creation, especially of all living beings.
dna baptism redemption
If you accept the belief that baptism incorporates us in the mystical body of Christ, into the divine DNA, then you might say that the Holy Spirit is present in each of us, and thus we have the capacity for the fullness of redemption, of transformation.
prayer expression attention
In centering prayer, the sacred word is not the object of the attention but rather the expression of the intention of the will.
letting-go prayer practice
While doing centering prayer, the practice is to let go of any thought or perception. The priority is to be as silent as possible and when that is not possible to let the noise of the thoughts be the sacred symbol for a while, without analyzing them.
mean people tradition
Finding out what particular insights mean to people in other traditions enables us not only to respect but to love the wisdom of other religions.
christian perspective god-love
In the Christian perspective, the love of God and of all other human beings invites us to share and enjoy not just the best of the human potential as it evolves, but participation in the divine life itself.
world maps change-for-the-better
Your relationship with God, others, yourself, and all creation keeps changing for the better. Most of the world's religions have developed maps to describe this process.