In this episode 4 chapters
- The Self-Emptying Trinity
Keating calls himself chosen despite his weakness, then describes the Trinity as three relationships to ultimate reality: the Father as absolute nothingness and every possibility, the Son as…
- God's Infinite Humility
Our relationship with God moves through stages like parent, friend and beloved toward union, and Jesus shows God's humility by taking on our weakness and blindness.
- Know, Become, Disappear
Keating lays out the spiritual life in three steps: become aware that there is an Other, become the Other by taking on Christ's inner attitude and letting God as divine therapist purify you, and…
- Becoming Nothing
His own practice now is simply letting go.
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In this deeply moving reflection, Father Thomas Keating offers a personal glimpse into his own spiritual practice, allowing us precious insight into the heart and mind of one of the world’s most cherished mystics. Watch as Fr. Keating shares how his innermost experience of the sacred continues to transform as he approaches the twilight years of his life, and feel for yourself the incredible warmth and grace that radiates as the translucent skin of mortality gets peeled away layer by layer, revealing an unshakable mountain of timeless consciousness beneath.
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About Father Thomas Keating
Father Thomas Keating is considered by many to be one of the few genuinely realized Christian saints in the world today. He continues to be a prominent voice in the Christian Centering Prayer movement through the organization he founded, Contemplative Outreach, an international network committed to renewing the contemplative dimension of the Gospel in daily life.
