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Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation Hardcover - 2006 - 1st Edition
by Martin Laird
Laird shows that the Christian tradition of contemplation has its own refined teachings on using a prayer word to focus the mind, working with the breath to cultivate stillness, and the practice of inner vigilance or awareness.
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- Title Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation
- Author Martin Laird
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 176
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, New York
- Date 2006-07-01
- ISBN 9780195307603 / 0195307607
- Weight 0.56 lbs (0.25 kg)
- Dimensions 7.19 x 5.34 x 0.76 in (18.26 x 13.56 x 1.93 cm)
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- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Theometrics: Mainline
- Library of Congress subjects Contemplation
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005035277
- Dewey Decimal Code 248.34
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- Christianity Today, 11/01/2006, Page 101
- Library Journal, 07/01/2006, Page 81
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Oxford University Press, USA, June 2006. Hardcover. New. Speaking to a nation engulfed in war, worry and idolatry, Isaiah proclaims the posture of faithfulness: 'You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You.' This captures the soul of Christian contemplation-'staying the mind' on God despite the intrusive character of modern life. Great teachers of the Faith have echoed Isaiah's words throughout history. 'Preserve a loving attentiveness to God' we are directed by St. John of the Cross, and St. Macarius says, 'secure [your mind] to our Lord Jesus Christ, Who is the Rock.' It is unfortunate that sitting silently for prayer, meditative breathing, and training the attention-practices that aid in staying the mind on God-are almost universally associated with eastern religions. Laird's book reveals a depth of Christian teaching on these subjects, rooted in scripture and expressed by great pray-ers, from Egyptian ascetics to modern poets. This is a…
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