Amazon Category:  Spirituality Publisher: Theosis Books ISBN-10:  0966496094 Pages: 83 Copyright: September 2011 ISBN-13: 9780966496093 A practical guide to transforming meditation. Translated from the original French. Excerpt This is not a book, but the utterance of a continual search verified through experience. These are the words of a life. More than thirty years ago, the decisive call came and there was no turning back:"Deep within, you are someone entirely different..." It was an explosion! But the Way still had to be found. The stages succeeded one another, but always and obstinately in the same direction: contemplative Silence. Here alone are we placed before the power of the call and the depths of its promises. We human beings are an abyss of dazzling mystery who come to self-realization only in and through contemplation, and no action can replace it. A person's entire being and behavior depend directly and completely on this beyond within... Such a conviction came through the most personal experiences, in solitude and in the desert. It was unique. And the more it became unique, the more it opened upon the universal. Our Love, that great Silent One beyond all words of love, first showed it to us; beginning with our wedding, it has penetrated step by step toward a sharing in meditation which has never ceased. This has become our daily bread. Now we share it with hundreds of people who come from all spiritual, cultural, and geographic horizons searching for the Essential. Bethanie, Center of Hesychast Meditation, Bible and Tradition located near Metz in eastern France, is the fruit of this experience.

A practical guide and treasure house of wisdom
The reader will find here the nuts and bolts of practical application, from postures to hand positions, from beginning to advanced. Just as valuable is the connection the authors make with the teachings of the early mystics of Christianity. They present an experiential tradition virtually lost to the West after the schism between the Catholic and Orthodox churches. Yet any seeker after higher consciousness or encounter with the divine will benefit from this book. It is based on many years of training, experience and teaching. The authors are among the most important spiritual directors in Europe. Highly recommended for those who seek to unite with the reality of the sacred.