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
prayer thinking giving
One of the values of centering prayer is that you are not thinking about God during the time of centering prayer so you are giving God a chance to manifest. In centering prayer there are moments of peace that give the psyche a chance to realize that God may not be so bad after all. God has a chance to be himself for a change.
thinking self childhood
Over time we are able to undermine habitual modes of thinking formed by our self-made self in early childhood, which tries to squeeze happiness from the gratification of our desires for the symbols in our culture of survival and security, power and control, and affection and esteem.
fashion thinking air
We rarely think of the air we breathe, yet it is in us and around us all the time. In similar fashion, the presence of God penetrates us, is all around us, is always embracing us.
thinking people may
God will bring people and events into our lives, and whatever we may think about them, they are designed for the evolution of His life in us.
based basically christian enter fullness health holistic modern mystery preached radical redemption suggest tradition translate unless within
Redemption basically is about holistic health, if you want to translate it into modern parlance. What I suggest - based on the Christian tradition but not often preached - is that you can't enter into the fullness of the Pascal mystery of the redemption unless there is a radical transformation of motivation within you.
religious children home
The whole immigration issue suggests the inevitability of people in our time seeking economic security that they can't find at home, which usually involves bringing their religion with them. One's children are going to be married to people outside their religious traditions as well as inside.
reality empowering unions
is a process of inner transformation, a conversation initiated by God and leading, if we consent, to divine union. One's way of seeing reality changes in the process. A restructuring of consciousness takes place which empowers one to perceive, relate and respond with increasing sensitivity to the divine presence in, through, and beyond everything that exists.
practice stories way
The best way to understand another person's religion is to listen to the story of what particular practices helped them to deepen and to embody their religion, especially its spirituality.
religious humanity violence
It's obvious that humanity continues to be torn by religious violence.
venture enough tolerate
I venture to say that it's not enough to respect and tolerate religions other than our own.
isms purpose elements
One of the great purposes of religion itself is being hindered by an exclusive-ism that doesn't take into account the common elements and values that we actually share.
advantage
All religions proclaim the advantages of peace, loving one another, and "doing to others what we would like them to do to us."
war loss technology
Science and technology have been embarrassed by two world wars, many smaller ones, and the spread of weapons that could destroy humanity. As a result, there is some loss of confidence in the great achievements of technology.
technology work-out alternatives
Science and technology has tried to offer an alternative to religion by making a god out of human reason, but that didn't work out too well.