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First published in 1986 and in printand immensely popularever since, open mind, open heart, by the trappist monk thomas keating, remains one of the best introductions to a specifically christian form of meditation. The term contemplative life should be reserved for the abiding state of divine union itself, in which one is moved both in prayer and in action by the spirit. Open hearts open minds had its first board meeting on july 26, 2007, at which bylaws were adopted and officers elected. The longawaited memoir by canadas most celebrated olympian and advocate. Open mind open heart open mind open heart, the contemplative dimension of the gospel by fr. The book ends with an explicit treatment of the contemplative dimension of the gospel. Open heart, open mind by clara hughes nook book ebook. Sep 08, 2015 open heart, open mind ebook written by clara hughes. Told with honesty and passion, open heart, open mind is claras personal journey through physical and mental pain to a life where love and understanding can thrive. About open mind, open heart 20th anniversary edition this is the 20th anniversary edition of continuums bestselling spiritual classic, which has sold over half a million in the english language and has appeared in 10 foreignlanguage editions croatian, french, german, hungarian, indonesia, italian, korean, polish, and portuguese. Her memoir, open heart, open mind, was published in 2015. Clara hughes on her struggles growing up and how she found. Thats how olympian clara hughes describes herself these daysat least thats what she says in her twitter bio.
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