Thomas Keating
Thomas Keating
For the famous art forger of the same name, see Tom Keating. For the American football player of the same name, see Tom Keating...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth7 March 1923
CountryUnited States of America
technology work-out alternatives
Science and technology has tried to offer an alternative to religion by making a god out of human reason, but that didn't work out too well.
christian perspective god-love
In the Christian perspective, the love of God and of all other human beings invites us to share and enjoy not just the best of the human potential as it evolves, but participation in the divine life itself.
humanity brain needs
We need to develop the intuitive capacities of the brain that some geniuses have manifested over humanity's lengthy history.
becoming enough possibility
Becoming fully rational is not enough anymore; evidently it can lead to distortions of all the great human possibilities.
animal support brain
For us to remain in this world, our animal brain has to be there to support us.
heart humble heaven
Union with God is really possible. Unity with God I presume, is what is meant by Heaven, but that too is available in this life for the humble of heart.
practice lifetime
To see everything in God and to see God in everything normally takes a lifetime of practice.
self events degrees
Every time you have a major breakthrough in self-knowledge, and see the way the divine works within your own psyche, external events, and interior experiences of the divine, you are transformed in some degree.
buddhism important different
The word "emptiness" for example, is a very important word both in Christianity and in Buddhism. It has shades of meaning however, that are different in the respective traditions.
humility self forgetfulness
Humility is the forgetfulness of self.
letting-go prayer practice
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.
based basically christian enter fullness health holistic modern mystery preached radical redemption suggest tradition translate unless within
Redemption basically is about holistic health, if you want to translate it into modern parlance. What I suggest - based on the Christian tradition but not often preached - is that you can't enter into the fullness of the Pascal mystery of the redemption unless there is a radical transformation of motivation within you.