Mindful Silence, Phileena Heuertz
Mindful Silence, Phileena Heuertz
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Mindful Silence
The Heart of Christian Contemplation

Author: Phileena Heuertz

Narrator: Phileena Heuertz

Unabridged: 5 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/13/2018

Synopsis

Our fast-paced lives are filled with distractions, frequently leaving us disillusioned and dissatisfied?with ourselves, with others, and even with God. Spiritual practices that used to sustain us fall short when life circumstances bring us to the limits of our self. After many years leading an international humanitarian organization, Phileena Heuertz experienced the deconstruction of her identity, worldview, and faith. Centering prayer, a Christian expression of mindfulness, was a crucial remedy for her fragmented condition, offering a more peace-filled and purposeful life. The hallmarks of contemplative spirituality?solitude, silence, and stillness?have never been more important for our society: In solitude, we develop the capacity to be present. In silence, we cultivate the ability to listen. In stillness, we acquire the skill of self-control. Contemplative prayer helps us discern the voice of God, uncover our true self, and live a life of meaning and purpose. Filled with insights and wisdom from her own experience, Phileena introduces us to themes and teachers of contemplative spirituality, as well as several prayer practices, and invites us to greater healing and wholeness by learning to practice faith through prayer. This is an opportunity to go deeper with God?to experience the Divine and be transformed.

About Phileena Heuertz

Phileena Heuertz, the author of Pilgrimage of a Soul and Mindful Silence, is a founding partner of Gravity, a Center for Contemplative Activism. For nearly twenty years she and her husband, Chris, codirected an international nonprofit. Spiritual director, yoga instructor, public speaker, retreat guide, and author, Phileena is passionate about spirituality and making the world a better place.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bob

Summary: Part narrative, part instruction, this work traces the author's experience of "deconstruction" and how Christian contemplative practice enabled a deeper relationship with God and knowledge of herself. Phileena Huertz and her husband worked with a humanitarian organization dealing with the vi......more

Goodreads review by William

Sometimes in life things present themselves at just the right time. I can confidently say that this book, Mindful Silence: The Heart of Christian Contemplation, was a much needed comfort and encouragement during the busiest and stressful two month of my life. Now, I don't want to sound overdramatic......more

Goodreads review by Ben

As one who has spent years working with, living among, breathing deeply, and inhabiting the sacred spaces in which broken children, women, and men strive for wholeness and growth, It's all too easy to become cynical. Another marriage is failing. Another child is unwanted. Another family is breaking......more

Goodreads review by Jack

I listened to the audiobook version of Mindful Silence, read by Phileena Heurtz. This was without a doubt, perhaps the most helpful introduction to Christian mindfulness and contemplative spirituality that I have discovered. Phileena has a way of teaching and storytelling that is highly understandab......more

Goodreads review by Melanie

I didn’t realize how much I needed this book. Phileena writes with a grace, clarity, and vulnerability that might make you think her work is simple, but it is anything but. The contents of Mindful Silence will change your life if you take them to heart. Phileena communicates the importance of contem......more

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