One of the values of centering prayer is that you are not thinking about God during the time of centering prayer so you are giving God a chance to manifest. In centering prayer there are moments of peace that give… — Thomas Keating Copy Share Image
To become who we are as creatures made in the image and likeness of God, we have to be nothing and everything at once, since this is what God is. ... If we accept who we are, we are manifesting… — Thomas Keating Copy Share Image
It is essential for world peace that the world religions make peace with each other. If they don't, we can hardly expect the nations… — Thomas Keating Copy Share Image
In the Christian perspective, the love of God and of all other human beings invites us to share and enjoy not just the best… — Thomas Keating Copy Share Image
Science and technology have been embarrassed by two world wars, many smaller ones, and the spread of weapons that could destroy humanity. As a… — Thomas Keating Copy Share Image
“As St. Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) taught, whatever we say about God is more unlike God than saying nothing. If we do say something, it… — Thomas Keating Copy Share Image
God will bring people and events into our lives, and whatever we may think about them, they are designed for the evolution of His… — Thomas Keating Copy Share Image
For human beings, the most daunting challenge is to become fully human. For to become fully human is to become fully divine. — Thomas Keating Copy Share Image
The acceptance of all that God has given us and the willingness to let it go - to give it back to him at… — Thomas Keating Copy Share Image
The complementary movement towards divine love is growth in humility which is the acceptence of the reality about ourselves, our own weakness and limitations. — Thomas Keating Copy Share Image
St. Teresa of Avila wrote: 'All difficulties in prayer can be traced to one cause: praying as if God were absent.' This is the… — Thomas Keating Copy Share Image
I venture to say that it's not enough to respect and tolerate religions other than our own. — Thomas Keating Copy Share Image
