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Title: An essential guide to contemplation
Review: This book is my first recommendation for anyone interested in exploring or beginning the practice of Christian contemplation. While other writers shy away from offering the "how-to's" of contemplation, Keating provides a thoughtful guide for making "centering prayer" an essential element of one's spiritual journey. After growing frustrated with the obtuseness of some other contemplative/mystic writers and works (e.g., Merton, "The Cloud of Unknowing"), this book was exactly what I needed to find -- a primer on contemplation. I only wish I had found it sooner.
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