"Centering Prayer is to further the movement into resting in God, interior silence... It becomes more heartfulness than mindfulness." - Thomas Keating

Themes in this segment:
• Prayer as relationship
• Contemplative prayer
• Purpose of Centering Prayer
• The grace of total receptivity

For segment 4, go to    • Heartfulness, with Thomas Keating - S...  . For all segments, go to    • Heartfulness:  Transformation in Christ  .

Fr. Thomas considered "Heartfulness," recorded in 2007, to be a continuation - a part six - of his five-part video series "The Spiritual Journey with Fr. Thomas Keating," also available here on YouTube at    • The Spiritual Journey with Fr. Thomas...  .

For a downloadable guidebook to accompany the Heartfulness series, go to
https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org.... Related items may be found in the online store of Contemplative Outreach by searching for "Heartfulness."

Contemplative Outreach supports the practice of Centering Prayer world wide through online and in-person community prayer groups, retreats, resources, and much more: http://www.contemplativeoutreach.org.