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Centering Prayer Practice Intentional Consciousness

Dynamic Process

Action Experience Information

“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?

“Be still and know that I am God.”

Centering Prayer

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

Physical

Air, Water, Food, Sleep

Human Development –

Emotional/Psychological

Self Awareness/Esteem, Respect

Organic Process

BIOLOGY GENETICS FAMILY CULTURE EMOTIONS EXPERIENCES PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION SPIRITUAL MEANING

Core of Goodness

BIOLOGY GENETICS FAMILY CULTURE EMOTIONS EXPERIENCES PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION SPIRITUAL MEANING

Ego Deflation at Depth “My Story”

Flower Seed Cat Kitten Divine Image & Likeness Human Baby

Levels of Consciousness

Divine Presence

Reality – a Model

Transcendent

Spirit Deep Inside

Spirit Everywhere

Immanent

Prayer

To form a relationship

What is it?

Intimate conversation

Why do we do it? What do you believe about God?

Your decision!

Outcome

Conscious contact

Meditation

Biology – physical health

What is it?

Thinking

Why do we do it?

Listening Psychology – emotional health Theology – spiritual health

Meditation

Intuition

“wee small voice”

Will: Intention Inspiration Instinct Body: Read Mind: Attention

How to do it?

Guidance Listen Think

Meditation

Inventory obstacles:

Distractions?

Self Others Improved consciousness

Outcome

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 Retain React Return no thought no thought emotionally to no thought 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

Invitation Spiritual Awakening

Think Feel Behave

Done to me NOT by me

Change

But not without me!

I am the one I am waiting for!

Nobody’s Coming!

“Be still and know that I am.”

Intentional Consciousness

20 minutes

am pm

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

NOT result I am responsible for effort A journey,

BECOMING A LANTERN

A process, NOT a task An experience, NOT an event

SELF-ACTUALIZATION SELF-REALIZATION

NOT a destination

Compassion Practice

NOT feelings Guided by organic principles of reality, Intention to actually help,

TRANSMITTING THE LIGHT SELF-TRANSCENDENCE

NOT manipulate Motivated by unconditional love, NOT self-interest

I am the one I am waiting for!

LIGHTING THE PATH BECOMING A LANTERN

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

• ne is forgiven;

It is by dying that one awakens to eternal life. – Amen

Herb Kaighan (310) 377-3194

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