That We May Be One by Father Thomas Keating
In conjunction with, the Contemplative Outreach Center we will be releasing four posthumous, previously unpublished titles from Thomas Keating this year.
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About the Book
In That We May Be One: Christian Non-Duality, Thomas Keating points to the ultimate destination of the spiritual journey. One of the chief architects of the Centering Prayer movement, Keating has guided countless people of all walks on the contemplative path toward wholeness. He speaks to the inner transformation experienced through daily silent meditation practice:
“Centering Prayer establishes the letting go of self” making room for “the gradual development of a consciousness beyond rational [thought] into what some spiritual traditions call non-duality.”
Keating reflects on Eastern philosophies of enlightenment and awakening as he presents core teachings of mystical Christianity. Drawing parallels to advances in science and technology, as well as to teachings found in the Gospel of John and the letters of Paul, Keating invites us to become who we already are:
“It is a simple program, but hard to do. All you have to do is do nothing. It does not mean that you actually do nothing…Emptiness is not nothingness, but emptiness with an openness to becoming everything.”
This “letting go of self” and “becoming everything by becoming nothing” cultivates awareness of the oneness of all humanity, all life, and the Divine Mystery. Keating’s invitation to experience this non-duality echoes Jesus of Nazareth’s prayer “that they may be one, as we are one, I in them and you in me.”
About Thomas Keating
Beloved Trappist monk Thomas Keating is best known as one of the primary founders of the Centering Prayer movement, which made the contemplative dimension of Christianity accessible through a simple method of silent, still meditation. He is also known as the convener of the Snowmass Interreligious Conference, which helped spawn the global Inter-spiritual movement. Keating’s open invitation to people of all walks to embark on a spiritual journey, coupled with his emphasis on the oneness of all creation, made him a 20th-century harbinger of 21st-century ideals.