What Is Contemplative Prayer?

Today I want to make sure everyone knows just what contemplative prayer is, and why it is so dangerous. I am using data from the link I put with this post.

Contemplative Prayer—A mystical prayer practice that leads one into the "silence" but in actuality leads away from God.


Definition of Contemplative Spirituality: a belief system that uses ancient mystical practices to induce altered states of consciousness (the silence) and is often wrapped in Christian terminology; the premise of contemplative spirituality is pantheistic (God is all) and panentheistic (God is in all).

The purpose of contemplative prayer is to enter an altered state of consciousness in order to find one's true self, thus finding God. This true self relates to the belief that man is basically good. Proponents of contemplative prayer teach that all human beings have a divine center and that all, not just born again believers, should practice contemplative prayer.

                     "Contemplative consciousness," says [Thomas] Merton, is "a trans-cultural, trans-religious, trans-formed consciousness … it can shine through this or that system, religious or irreligious"(Thoughts on the East, p.34)

                     "Sparked by Eastern meditative techniques, today's version of centering prayer is bent on stilling the mind."


A Quiet Revolution—JODI MAILANDER FARRELL


Listen to What Contemplatives Have To Say About This Form of Prayer and the Contemplative Lifestyle.


"For Fr. Bede, being universal meant to be centered and grounded. He generated this universality of heart through his daily practice of meditation and contemplative prayer, and this opened him ever more to the myths, symbols and teachings of the other great religions of the world."

Man, Monk, Mystic by Pascaline Coff, O.S.B. Speaking of Bede Griffiths.


"This understanding of the unity of the human family is central to Christianity. Our spiritual journey, especially contemplative prayer, together with its practices for daily life, are processes of becoming aware of just how profound that unity is with God, ourselves, other people, other living beings, the earth, and all creation." Thomas Keating in The Transformation of Suffering

"... beyond our methods and understanding is an ultimate reality that is open to all people regardless of their religious traditions. The overwhelming sense of this groundbreaking conference was the unifying force of a contemplative prayer practice."

Jena Hatchett WCCM 2001

This shows you why this type of prayer is so dangerous. It leads one away from the true God and opens him up to evil spirits, witchcraft, mind-altering myths.  It denies the need for Jesus Christ as our Saviour.

Did Jesus instruct his followers to empty their minds through contemplative prayer?



On the contrary He said,


"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your MIND."


Matthew 22:37 [NKJV]

I will write more about this type of prayer and about the things that are leading our nation into a one world religion as well as a one world government in future writings.





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