Into the Silent Land: the Practice of Contemplation

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Includes bibliographical references. Acknowledgements--Introduction: God Our Homeland--ONE Parting the Veil : the Illusion of Separation from God--TWO The Wild Hawk of the Mind--THREE The Body's Call to Prayer--FOUR The Three Doorways of the Present Moment : The Way of the Prayer Word--FIVE The Riddles of Distraction--SIX From Victim to Witness : Practicing with Affliction--The Liturgy of Our Wounds : Temptation, Humility and Failure--Epilogue : who am I? : a tale of monastic failure--Notes.