Guest guest Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 Pamho. AgtSP. from: BC asbl. / Belgium We got hold of a quite interesting book by some christian monk, it is about how to read holy sastra, very practical, here is the description: Sacred Reading - The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina by Michael Casey (Liguori Publications) Softbound, 160 pages, order code: P-SR price: 12.95 Euro Examines the Western tradition of lectio devina (the spiritual and prayerful approach to the reading of sacred texts) to help readers expand their spiritual approach to living. >From Booklist (review journal of the American Library Association) Michael Casey, prior of the Cistercian abbey of Tarrawarra in Victoria, Australia, places the practice of lectio divina near the heart of the Benedictine tradition. Although this is not a "cookbook," it is a practical guide as well as a theological and historical introduction. For Casey, lectio divina is a spiritual discipline with particular relevance to an age marked by individualism and resistance to discipline. Readers will find his application of traditional imagery of a spiral journey into the depths of Scripture particularly illuminating as a guide to reading sacred texts. That a spiral journey is marked by repetition leads Casey to remark that "there is a kind of monotony that is not boredom but paves the way to a more profound experience." This is reminiscent of advice from Zen tradition: if you find something boring after a minute, do it for two; if you find it boring after two minutes, do it for four. "Enlightenment," Casey writes, "comes not by increasing the level of excitement, but by moving more deeply into calm." Readers will find this book a most helpful companion in making that move. Steve Schroeder ---------------- Just write to bls.orders (AT) pamho (DOT) net or just comment to this text directly, or order directly from our web site www.blservices.com ------------------------ The exchange rates to the Euro are: (Euro price multiplied with ...) (these rates are subject of change) 1.22 = USD US dollar 0.68 = GBP Pound sterling 1.55 = CHF Swiss franc 9.3 = SEK Swedish krona 7.5 = DKK Danish krone 8 = NOK Norwegian krone 30 = CZK Czech koruna 244 = HUF Hungarian forint 240 = SLT Slovenian tolar 39 = SKK Slovakian koruna 7.4 = HRK Croatia Kuna Your servants at BLS Visnu Murti Dasa, Hayagriva Dasa, Mukunda Dasa, Laksmi Kunja Dasi, Bhaktin Lenka, and all other helpers. BC asbl, Bhaktivedanta Library Services Petite Somme 2, B-6940 Durbuy, Belgium - Europe Tel: +32 86 323280 Fax: +32 86 322029 E-Mail: bls.orders (AT) pamho (DOT) net Website: http://www.BLServices.com Radhadesh website: www.radhadesh.com BC Website: www.bhaktivedantacollege.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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