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The author is a former practitioner of Hindu, Tibetan Buddhist, and Zen meditation for 14 years   Mindfulness is Ubiquitous There is no way to avoid the incessant promotions of […]

The author of this article is a former practitioner of Hindu, Tibetan Buddhist, and Zen meditation for a total of 14 years   The advocacy of mindfulness meditation in secular […]

[First published in Midwest Christian Outreach Journal, Volume 20, No. 1, Fall, 2014; slight modifications and editing have been added to this online version]   The author of this article […]

The author of this article practiced Tibetan, Hindu, and Zen Buddhist meditation for 14 years, with Mindfulness for 12 years of those 14 years prior to becoming a Christian.   […]

“We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.” — Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen Buddhist and author of “The Miracle of Mindfulness” and other bestsellers   “Be a lamp […]

This is a general overview and cannot replace more detailed articles on the CANA site on Yoga, Meditation, and Energy Healing. For articles on Yoga, Meditation, and Contemplative topics, please […]

What can we say to the claims made by Contemplative proponents? Are their arguments sound and biblical?

Comer’s theme in this book is that Christians must pursue the “practices of Jesus,”  or the “Way of Jesus,” which are the spiritual disciplines. However, there is no evidence that the spiritual disciplines as taught by Comer and others are taught in Scripture, nor are meditation and prayer modeled in Scripture anything like what is taught by Contemplatives.

These people, practices, and language related to Contemplative teachings are listed due to the increasing influence of the Contemplative Movement. Problems with this movement are multiple and have been addressed […]

For the past two decades, the popularity of what are called the “spiritual disciplines” has grown at a breathless rate. Some in-depth responses are already on this website, so this […]