Into the silent land :
Laird, M. S.
Into the silent land : a guide to the Christian practice of contemplation / Martin Laird. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. - xi, 154 p. ; 19 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-154).
Parting the veil : the illusion of separation from God -- The wild hawk of the mind -- The body's call to prayer -- The three doorways of the present moment : the way of the prayer word -- The riddles of distraction -- From victim to witness : practicing with affliction -- The liturgy of our wounds : temptation, humility and failure -- Epilogue : who am I? : a tale of monastic failure.
0195307607 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780195307603
2005035277
Contemplation.
BV5091.C7 / L35 2006
248.3/4
Into the silent land : a guide to the Christian practice of contemplation / Martin Laird. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. - xi, 154 p. ; 19 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-154).
Parting the veil : the illusion of separation from God -- The wild hawk of the mind -- The body's call to prayer -- The three doorways of the present moment : the way of the prayer word -- The riddles of distraction -- From victim to witness : practicing with affliction -- The liturgy of our wounds : temptation, humility and failure -- Epilogue : who am I? : a tale of monastic failure.
0195307607 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780195307603
2005035277
Contemplation.
BV5091.C7 / L35 2006
248.3/4