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The School of Contemplative Life

The School of Contemplative Life

The School of Contemplative Life
Released: 2024-10-28
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8 Episodes
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Released: 2024-10-28
© Copyright 2023 All rights reserved.
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Wholehearted Living: Discovering the Sacred in Each Task

Wholehearted Living: Discovering the Sacred in Each Task

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In this episode, we explore how the sacred can be found not only in spiritual practices but in the everyday tasks that fill our lives. Drawing on Zen and Benedictine wisdom, we reflect on the idea that enlightenment is not separate from the routines we often overlook, such as cooking or cleaning. Stories of Zen masters and Christian monks reveal how approaching each moment with mindful attention allows us to cultivate a life of wholeness, where prayer and compassion infuse every act.
Listeners will be guided to see life as a continuous, sacred practice—one that invites a deep sense of stability, peace, and presence in each task. Join us as we explore how the practice of meditation can transform even the simplest of acts into a profound encounter with the divine.
Episode ID: 1000674704930
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Release Date: 28/10/2024, 17:05:25

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Meditation (or silent prayer) is an ancient spiritual practice that opens us to the Sacred within.
’Becoming Places of Peace’ aims to help us live from our innate potential for peace, compassion, relationship and oneness by amplifying the voices of wisdom teachers across the centuries.
Chris Whittington, who hosts this podcast, is the Founder of The School of Contemplative Life a charity whose vision is to help people establish peace in themselves and become places of peace in the world.
Chris was introduced to contemplative practice during several years of formation when he lived at the Benedictine monastery of Prinknash Abbey in England. His monastic teachers taught meditation from the Christian tradition as a universal wisdom found within all the great spiritual traditions, a pathway to peace and solidarity with people of all faiths and none.
We host a free online practice group which meets every Saturday between 08:30-09:30 (UK time) and on Wednesday between 20:00-20:45 (UK time). The group is free to join and great for beginners or people with an established practice. It’s so much easier to build a regular practice (and experience the many benefits) when you commit to meditating with others.
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