Armchair Mystic: Easing into Contemplative Prayer

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Summary: Treat Yourself - purchase, read and take this one to heart !
Review: Armchair Mystic brought into my life several new ideas about contemplative prayer. But what was more interesting to me was how it clarified some things I already thought, but could not put into words. I think that anyone who thinks he or she is called to a life of contemplative prayer would really enjoy reading this book.

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Summary: An Excellent Guide to Speaking with God!
Review: Armchair Mystic brought into my life several new ideas about contemplative prayer. But what was more interesting to me was how it clarified some things I already thought, but could not put into words. I think that anyone who thinks he or she is called to a life of contemplative prayer would really enjoy reading this book.

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Summary: A Great Introduction to Contemplative Prayer
Review: Father Mark Thibodeaux, a newly ordained Jesuit priest, writes his first book called "Armchair Mystic--Easing Into Contemplative Prayer." I didn't know really what contemplative prayer was before reading this book, and after reading it (and re-reading it) I believe I'm begining to understand the vastness and sheer beauty of what the contemplative life entails. This book has helped me in my own personal prayer life (actually... it jump-started my prayer life--before reading this book I didn't really have one). It's a great book that firstly explains WHAT prayer is, and later explains how you can use the mantra, breathing, and other techniques to help bring you to an intimate expierence with God.

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Summary: Treat Yourself - purchase, read and take this one to heart !
Review: The tone of this book is gentle and light, and yet it has a great many insights to impart.
I've very much enjoyed reading it and will definitely be reading it again. - It never hurts to repeatedly read a good book, to get it ingrained in you - so that it becomes a sort of second nature sort of thing - yes ?
Assuming that you'll want to read more then one book, on such an indepth topic as centering/contemplative prayer, please refer to the above recommended books.

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Summary: This book is a must-have for all Christians
Review: This book, as promised by the subtitle ("Easing Into Contemplative Prayer") gently teaches you to bring yourself into intimate conversation with God.

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Summary: This book is a must-have for all Christians
Review: This book, as promised by the subtitle ("Easing Into Contemplative Prayer") gently teaches you to bring yourself into intimate conversation with God.

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Summary: My Favorite Intro to Prayer
Review: This is not a book to read, but to listen to. Its a great intro to an often misunderstood part of the Christian experience. It takes prayer out of its formulary Sunday morning approach and places it at the center of life, where it should be. This is a low impact, no wrong answers, don'[t worry if you don't get it the first time, way to worship God. I shared it with a friend at church who is involved with parish prayer groups and he's going to introduce it to them. It lends itself to a 12/14 week study in prayer and spirituality.