June E-bulletin
image courtesy of Ron Barnett
“Our ordinary preoccupations involve unconscious value systems. Some thoughts are attractive to us because we have an attachment to them springing from the emotional programming of early childhood. When such thoughts go by, all our lights start flashing because of our heavy emotional investment in the values that they stimulate or threaten. Be training ourselves to let go of every thought, we gradually develop freedom from our attachments and compulsions.”
Thomas Keating
Open Minds, Open Hearts
In addition to Centering Prayer, the Welcoming Prayer is a useful practice for attachments, compulsions and the ordinary challenges of every day life. This video playlist is helpful to support your practice of the 24/7 “consent on the go.”
Q: … I have understood that whenever I get carried away by a sequence of thoughts I should return to the sacred word. When I begin the Centering Prayer, what should be my anchor during the prayer period? … When I simply remain silent I am easily taken over by thoughts. To avoid this I end up simply repeating the sacred word.
A: Read the full question and Leslee’s response here.
You can read the full bulletin at https://mailchi.mp/coutreach/2025-june-e-bulletin?e=9aa0837e74
