Yes, Helcat, I understand what you’re saying. Contemplation (or “contemplative prayer” or Peter I now understand these terms can be used interchangeably with “centering prayer”, a term you and another member used earlier) is the Christian Church’s answer to the Transcendental Meditation movement that became very popular in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. Contemplative prayer has a rich tradition, practiced by the Desert Monks of Egypt back in the 3rd century.

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