{"id":92,"date":"2010-07-27T13:00:02","date_gmt":"2010-07-27T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contemplativeoutreachireland.com\/coi\/?page_id=92"},"modified":"2016-07-01T10:05:59","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T09:05:59","slug":"the-method-of-centering-prayer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/contemplativeoutreachireland.com\/coi\/centering-prayer\/the-method-of-centering-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Method of Centering Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/contemplativeoutreachireland.com\/coi\/?page_id=9\">Centering Prayer<\/a> period typically should last for twenty minutes.\u00a0 As one develops the practice this period can be extended. Two periods of the prayer are recommended daily, one first thing in the morning and a second in the afternoon or evening.\u00a0\u00a0 The method of <a href=\"https:\/\/contemplativeoutreachireland.com\/coi\/?page_id=9\">Centering Prayer<\/a> is based on four simple guidelines:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. Choose a sacred word as a symbol of your intention to consent to God\u2019s presence and action within.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-232\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin: 0px;\" title=\"spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/contemplativeoutreachireland.com\/coi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2. Sitting comfortably, (but not too comfortably which may induce sleep) your back straight and with your eyes closed, settle briefly and then silently introduce the sacred word as a symbol of your intention to consent to God\u2019s presence and action within.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-232\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin: 0px;\" title=\"spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/contemplativeoutreachireland.com\/coi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">3. When you engage with thoughts, return ever so gently to the sacred word.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-232\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin: 0px;\" title=\"spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/contemplativeoutreachireland.com\/coi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">4. At the end of the prayer period, remain in silence for a few minutes with your eyes closed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-232\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin: 0px;\" title=\"spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/contemplativeoutreachireland.com\/coi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/contemplativeoutreachireland.com\/coi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Centering-Prayer-Method-Pamphlet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Centering Prayer Method Pamphlet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/23471036\/COI\/01%20South%20East%20Radio%20Interview.mp3\">Fr. Tom Dalton pp &#8211; Introduction to Centering Prayer on South East Radio &#8211; June 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Centering Prayer period typically should last for twenty minutes.\u00a0 As one develops the practice this period can be extended. Two periods of the prayer are recommended daily, one first thing in the morning and a second in the afternoon or evening.\u00a0\u00a0 The method of Centering Prayer is based on four simple guidelines: 1. 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