One of the values of centering prayer is that you are not thinking about God during the time of centering prayer so you are giving God a chance to manifest. In centering prayer there are moments of peace that give the psyche a chance to realize that God may not be so bad after all. God has a chance to be himself for a change.
Thomas KeatingReligions have a special responsibility to encourage and inspire people to love planet earth, which as far as we know, is the only place in the cosmos that works in such a harmonious way that it can support intelligent life.
Thomas KeatingScience 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.
Thomas KeatingThe wisdom of all religions has to be respected. The discoveries of science are also essential for our time and the future.
Thomas Keating