Opening Minds, Opening Hearts

By: Contemplative Outreach Limited
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  • Summary

  • Are you seeking to deepen your interior life through the practice of Centering Prayer? Do you have a desire to develop a closer connection to the divine as well as those around you?

    Opening Minds, Opening Hearts is a podcast for both the curious meditator and long-time practitioner of Centering Prayer. On each episode, hosts Colleen Thomas and Mark Dannenfelser will reflect on the method of Centering Prayer with some friends of Contemplative Outreach who share their personal experiences of encountering God through the prayer, and through their work in the world. Topics discussed will include New Monasticism, the value of silence, the practice of contemplation and the call to social action.

    Through this podcast, we hope to provide new perspectives on the future of this prayer in the rapidly changing spiritual and technological landscape. Centering Prayer is a practice and a gift and we are excited to share this blessing with our listeners.
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  • S3 EP1 An Invitation to Interspiritual Dialogue and Transforming Union

    S3 EP1 An Invitation to Interspiritual Dialogue and Transforming Union
    Nov 17 2024
    Welcome back to season three of Opening Minds, Opening Hearts. We are your hosts, Colleen Thomas and Mark Dannenfelser, and we’re so excited to set the scene for the rest of the season in this episode. We’ll be shifting the dialogue away from the method of centering prayer and centering prayer as a practice that leads us to a form of personal transformation into the impact of centering prayer on our relationship with others. In particular, our relationship with others inside and outside of the Christian tradition.

    In this episode, we explore the origins of the Snowmass Dialogues of 1984, the key points of agreement across various religious traditions, the importance of interfaith solidarity, the non-dual nature of God, and the interconnectedness of different sacred traditions.

    To connect further with us:
    • Visit our website: www.contemplativeoutreach.org
    • Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/contemplativeoutreachltd/
    • Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/contemplativeoutreach
    • Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/coutreach
    • To learn more about the founding theological principles of Contemplative Outreach, visit https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/vision/

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    43 mins
  • Welcome to Season 3 of Opening Minds, Opening Hearts!

    Welcome to Season 3 of Opening Minds, Opening Hearts!
    Nov 3 2024
    Welcome back to season three of Opening Minds, Opening Hearts! This season, we're shifting our focus to explore the later teachings of Thomas Keating. Our conversations will feature interspiritual and interreligious insights from guests representing various spiritual traditions. These dialogues will be guided by theological principle #11:

    “We affirm our solidarity with the contemplative dimension of other religions and sacred traditions. United in our common search for God, we respect and honor other religions and sacred traditions and those committed to them. We engage in ecumenical and interreligious dialogue and work together in areas of social justice, ecological concerns, and contemplative initiatives.”

    We’re excited to have you join us as we experience perspectives from other spiritual traditions.

    To learn more about Father Thomas Keating’s guidelines for service and principles visit www.contemplativeoutreach.org/vision.

    To connect further with us:
    • Visit our website: www.contemplativeoutreach.org
    • Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/contemplativeoutreachltd/
    • Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/contemplativeoutreach
    • Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/coutreac
    Season 3 of Opening Minds, Opening Hearts was made possible by a grant from the Trust for the Meditation Process, a charitable foundation encouraging meditation, mindfulness, and contemplative prayer.

    This season 3 of Opening Minds, Opening Hearts is produced by Rachael Sanya

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    11 mins
  • Rev. Dr. Cynthia Bourgeault: A Common Sense of Shared Oneness

    Rev. Dr. Cynthia Bourgeault: A Common Sense of Shared Oneness
    Dec 10 2023
    Welcome back to the final episode of Opening Minds, Opening Hearts for this season! We have enjoyed the thought-provoking conversations we’ve had with our guests this season and today we are excited to speak with Cynthia Bourgealt. Cynthia is a modern-day mystic, Episcopal priest, writer, and internationally known retreat leader. She divides her time between solitude and sailing the waters around her seaside hermitage in Maine, and a demanding schedule traveling globally to teach and spread the recovery of the Christian Contemplative and Wisdom paths. She believes that the strength of a lineage depends on the strength of its students. She has taken an active interest in mentoring the new generation of Wisdom teachers and leaders.

    To learn more about Father Thomas Keating’s guidelines for service and principles visit www.contemplativeoutreach.org/vision.

    To connect with Rev. Dr. Cynthia Bourgeault:
    • Visit her website: www.cynthiabourgeault.org
    • Encountering Evil online web course: www.wisdomwayofknowing.org

    Books mentioned in this episode:
    • Lost Christianity by Jacob Needleman
    • Open Minds, Open Hearts: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel by Father Thomas Keating
    • From the Mind to the Heart by Father Thomas Keating
    • God is all and all: The Evolution of the Contemplative Christian Spiritual Journey by Father Thomas Keating
    • That We May Be One - Christian Non-duality: A Companion Book by Father Thomas Keating

    To connect further with us:
    • Visit our website: www.contemplativeoutreach.org
    • Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/contemplativeoutreachltd/
    • Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/contemplativeoutreach
    • Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/coutreach

    Season 2 of Opening Minds, Opening Hearts was made possible by a grant from the Trust for the Meditation Process, a charitable foundation encouraging meditation, mindfulness, and contemplative prayer.

    This episode of Opening Minds, Opening Hearts is produced by Crys & Tiana LLC www.crysandtiana.com

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    51 mins

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