If one completes the journey to one's own heart, one will find oneself in the heart of everyone else.
Thomas KeatingWhile 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.
Thomas KeatingGod will bring people and events into our lives, and whatever we may think about them, they are designed for the evolution of His life in us.
Thomas KeatingIn centering prayer, the sacred word is not the object of the attention but rather the expression of the intention of the will.
Thomas KeatingThe whole immigration issue suggests the inevitability of people in our time seeking economic security that they can't find at home, which usually involves bringing their religion with them. One's children are going to be married to people outside their religious traditions as well as inside.
Thomas Keating