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For Teresa of Avila, the Prayer of Quiet is a state in which the soul experiences an extraordinary peace and rest, accompanied by delight or pleasure in contemplating God as present. [ 72 ] [ 73 ] [ web 17 ] [ 74 ] According to Poulain, "Mystical union will be called spiritual quiet when the Divine action is still too weak to prevent ...
Although both Molinos and other authors condemned in the late seventeenth century, as well as their opponents, spoke of the Quietists (in other words, those who were devoted to the "prayer of quiet", an expression used by Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross and others), "Quietism" was a creation of its opponents, a somewhat artificial ...
According to Teresa of Avila, mental prayer can proceed by using vocal prayers in order to improve dialogue with God. [8] According to Lehodey, mental prayer can be divided into meditation, more active in reflections, and contemplation, more quiet and gazeful. [9] Some modern authors recommend that this prayer be called "interior prayer".
According to Charles G. Herbermann, in the Catholic Encyclopedia (1908), Teresa of Avila described four degrees or stages of mystical union: incomplete mystical union, or the prayer of quiet or supernatural recollection, when the action of God is not strong enough to prevent distractions, and the imagination still retains a certain liberty;
The creators of the Centering Prayer movement trace their roots to the contemplative prayer of the Desert Fathers of early Christian monasticism, to the Lectio Divina tradition of Benedictine monasticism, and to works like The Cloud of Unknowing and the writings of St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross.
[16] Pope John Paul II in the Apostolic Letter "Rosarium Virginis Mariae" referred specifically to the catholic devotion of the Holy Rosary as "an exquisitely contemplative prayer" and said that "By its nature the recitation of the Rosary calls for a quiet rhythm and a lingering pace, helping the individual to meditate on the mysteries of the ...
The Interior Castle (1577), by Teresa of Avila; Ascent of Mount Carmel (1579), by John of the Cross; Introduction to the Devout Life (1609), by François de Sales; The Saints' Everlasting Rest (1650), by Richard Baxter; The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living (1650), by Jeremy Taylor; True Devotion to Mary (1712), by Louis de Montfort
Christian meditation is a form of prayer in which a structured attempt is made to become aware of and reflect upon the revelations of God. [1] The word meditation comes from the Latin word meditārī, which has a range of meanings including to reflect on, to study, and to practice.