Into the silent land
Subtitle: a guide to the Christian practice of contemplation
By: Martin Laird.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9780195307603
Subjects: Contemplation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Parting the veil : the illusion of separation from God; title: The wild hawk of the mind; title: The body's call to prayer; title: The three doorways of the present moment : the way of the prayer word; title: The riddles of distraction; title: From victim to witness : practicing with afflictive emotions; title: The liturgy of our wounds : temptation, humility and failure; title: Epilogue : who am I? : a tale of monastic failure.