Centering Prayer Quotes

Other forms of relating to God that have unique value in connecting us to Him include contemplative prayer and centering prayer.

I've practiced centering prayer. I've contemplatively prayed. I've prayed liturgically... I've benefited from each, and I still do. In ways you'll see, elements of each style are still with me.

Centering prayer is a training in letting go.

In centering prayer, the sacred word is not the object of the attention but rather the expression of the intention of the will.

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 the psyche a chance to realize that God may not be so bad after all. God has a chance to be himself for a change.

This mystical stream [contemplative prayer] is the Western bridge to Far Eastern spirituality.

While doing centering prayer, the practice is to let go of any thought or perception. The priority is to be as silent as possible and when that is not possible to let the noise of the thoughts be the sacred symbol for a while, without analyzing them.