Pray Without Ceasing: The Way of the Invocation in World ReligionsPatrick Laude World Wisdom, Inc, 2006 - 227 pages Drawn from the world's religions, this work takes the reader on a pilgrimage to the heart of prayer and reveals why prayer is the essence of the human condition. |
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... Shaykh Ahmad Al - ' Alawi TREATISE ON THE INVOCATION OF THE DIVINE NAME THE LOVE OF RELIGIOUS PRACTICES 195 206 Simone Weil Glossary Acknowledgments Biographical Note Index 209 213 218 219 INTRODUCTION It is widely recognized in all ...
... Shaykh Ahmad Al - ' Alawi TREATISE ON THE INVOCATION OF THE DIVINE NAME THE LOVE OF RELIGIOUS PRACTICES 195 206 Simone Weil Glossary Acknowledgments Biographical Note Index 209 213 218 219 INTRODUCTION It is widely recognized in all ...
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Contents
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The Way of a Pilgrim UNCEASING INTERIOR PRAYER | 41 |
The Cloud of Unknowing STRIKE DOWN EVERY KIND OF THOUGHT | 48 |
St Jean Eudes THE NAME ADMIRABLE ABOVE ALL NAMES | 54 |
CONTEMPORARY DOCTRINAL ESSAYS | 67 |
Mir Valiuddin SOME IMPORTANT DHIKRS | 134 |
CONTEMPORARY TESTIMONIES | 143 |
Mahatma Gandhi PRAYER | 151 |
Swami Abhishiktananda Henri Le Saux THE PRAYER OF THE NAME | 157 |
Gojun Shichiri SAYINGS ON TARIKI | 164 |
Gao Xingjian NAMO AMITOFU | 173 |
Father Lorenzo Sales THE UNCEASING ACT OF LOVE OF SISTER MARY | 181 |
Shaykh Ahmad AlAlawi TREATISE ON THE INVOCATION | 195 |
Titus Burckhardt RITES | 79 |
Leo Schaya THE GREAT NAME OF GOD | 87 |
Marco Pallis NEMBUTSU AS REMEMBRANCE | 101 |
T Suzuki THE SHIN TEACHING OF BUDDHISM | 117 |
Archimandrite Lev Gillet ON THE PRACTICAL USE OF THE JESUS | 124 |
Simone Weil THE LOVE OF RELIGIOUS PRACTICES | 206 |
Acknowledgments | 213 |
Index | 219 |
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according act of love Akko Alawites Allāh Amida Amitabha Araboth attain Bhagavad Gītā birth blessed Bodhisattva breath Buddha Buddhism called Chenrezig Christ Christian consciousness contemplation devotion dhikr Divine Name enlightenment essence eternal Eucharist everything faith Father formula Frithjof Schuon God’s grace heart heaven Hindu human ilāha intellect invocation invoke Israel japa Jesus Prayer jiriki Jōdo Kabbalah Koran letters light live Lord Mahāyāna manifestation means meditation mercy merit method mind miscellaneous practice mystery mystical name of Jesus negation nembutsu one’s Original Vow Philokalia praise pray presence pronounce Prophet Psalms Pure Land Qur'an Rāma realization rebirth remember repeat repetition right practice sacred salvation say Allāh scriptures sense sentient Shaykh shekhinah Shin Shinran Sister Consolata soul spiritual starets Sufi Sufism supreme sūtras symbol tariki Tathāgata teaching tetragrammaton things Thou thought tradition transcendent unceasing act universal utterance virtue wisdom words YHVH
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Page 99 - And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
Page 97 - The heavens declare the glory of God: And the firmament showeth His handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech: And night unto night showeth knowledge.
Page 97 - Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps. Fire and hail, snow and vapors; stormy wind fulfilling His word; Mountains and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars; Beasts and all cattle; creeping things and flying fowl; Kings of the earth and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth.
Page 97 - Praise ye him, sun and moon : Praise him, all ye stars of light. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, And ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the LORD: For he commanded, and they were created.
Page 89 - And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
Page 94 - He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
Page 91 - And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for thou hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed.