Open Mind, Open Heart Book

The author uses a Centering Prayer technique for aligning our hearts and minds to the Lord. His contemplative methods were used the 1st fifteen centuries and then lost. The techniques have similarities to Eastern philosophy and meditation, except you are centering on the Lord. You must 1st pick a sacred word - a holy word seems the most appropriate. You get comfortable, close your eyes, and gently speak your sacred word. The goal is to find divine union with the Lord, by letting go of internal noises of thoughts and feelings, and joining God in the secret place of our hearts. Hopefully you will receive vibrations from a world you did not previously perceive. If you wait God will manifest Himself - of course you might have a long wait! Centering prayer is consenting and surrendering to God. Finding God's presence within us. Great book!