Tag: Contemplation

Free Download Thomas Merton, "The Springs Of Contemplation: A Retreat At The Abbey Of Gethsemani"
English | 1992 | ISBN: 0374128936 | EPUB | pages: 312 | 0.2 mb
In the Sixties, Merton invited a group of contemplative women – cut off by inflexible rules from any analysis of important movements in the Church and the world – to make a retreat with him at his abbey in Kentucky. What he and they said on such themes as "Zen, a Way of Living Life Directly," "Prophetic Choices," and "The Feminine Mystique," is the text of this book.

Free Download Joseph Azize, "Gurdjieff: Mysticism, Contemplation, and Exercises "
English | ISBN: 0190064072 | 2020 | 352 pages | PDF | 3 MB
The Armenian-born mystic, philosopher, and spiritual teacher G. I. Gurdjieff (c.1866-1949) is an enigmatic figure, the subject of a great deal of interest and speculation, but not easily fitting into any of the common categories of "esoteric," "occult," or "New Age." Scholars have for the most part passed over in silence the contemplative exercises presented in Gurdjieff’s writings. Although Gurdjieff had intended them to be confidential, some of the most important exercises were published posthumously in 1950 and in 1975.

Free Download Death, contemplation and Schopenhauer By Schopenhauer, Arthur; Singh, R. Raj
2007 | 126 Pages | ISBN: 0754660508 | PDF | 3 MB
The connections between death, contemplation and the contemplative life have been a recurrent theme in the canons of both western and eastern philosophical thought. This book examines the classical sources of this philosophical literature, in particular Plato’s "Phaedo" and the "Katha Upanishad" and then proceeds to a sustained analysis and critical assessment of the sources and standpoints of a single thinker, Arthur Schopenhauer, whose work comprehensively pursues this problem. Going beyond the well examined western influences on Schopenhauer, Singh offers an in-depth account of Schopenhauer’s references to eastern thought and a comprehensive examination of his eastern sources, particularly Vedanta and Buddhism. The book traces the pivotal issue of death through the whole range of Schopenhauer’s writings uncovering the deeper connotations of his crucial notion of the will-to-live

Free Download Paul M Pearson, "On Christian Contemplation"
English | 2012 | pages: 80 | ISBN: 0811219968 | EPUB | 0,1 mb
A compendium of spiritual guidance in a beautiful special edition.

Free Download Julien Decharneux, "Creation and Contemplation: The Cosmology of the Qur’ān and Its Late Antique Background "
English | ISBN: 3110794012 | 2023 | 350 pages | EPUB | 1514 KB
In Creation and Contemplation, Julien Decharneux explores the connections between the cosmology of the Qur’ān and various cosmological traditions of Late Antiquity, with a focus on Syriac Christianity.

Free Download Meditation and Contemplation: An Ignatian Guide to Praying with Scripture By Timothy M. Gallagher
2008 | 112 Pages | ISBN: 0824524888 | EPUB | 1 MB
The cornerstones of Ignatius of Loyola’s spiritual practice-meditation and contemplation-are clearly explained in this simple guide to the Ignatian method with examples from the experience of practitioners and quotations from Catholic spiritual teachers. In the process, the deeper structure of the spiritual practice is illuminated, and advice about adapting it to individual needs is offered. Topics include methods of praying, struggles and growth, and the importance and role of grace. Individuals who desire to pray with scripture, spiritual directors, and all who teach prayer with scripture will benefit from the counsel in this resource.

Free Download Dylan Esler, "The Lamp for the Eye of Contemplation: The Samten Migdron by Nubchen Sangye Yeshe, a 10th-century Tibetan Buddhist Text "
English | ISBN: 0197609902 | 2023 | 544 pages | EPUB | 841 KB
This book presents an English translation of the Samten Migdron (Lamp for the Eye of Contemplation) by Nubchen Sangye Yeshe, a seminal 10th-century Tibetan Buddhist work on contemplation. This treatise is one of the most important sources for the study of the various meditative currents that were transmitted to Tibet from India and China during the early dissemination of Buddhism in Tibet. Written from the vantage point of the Great Completeness (Dzogchen) and its vehicle of effortless spontaneity, it discusses, in the manner of a doxography, both sutra-based-including Chan-and tantric approaches to meditation.