Principles for Contemplative Dialogue

For a number of years I participated in a Centering Prayer group here in Georgia. While I am no longer actively part of that group, I received many blessings from it — one of which is a series of “Principles for Entering Into Contemplative Dialogue.” These principles were found in a series of booklets called Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton edited by Jonathan Montaldo and Robert Toth. Apparently they had adapted these principles from a website, www.contemplativedialogue.org, wh...