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Opening to Our Pre-existing Union With God: A Centering Prayer Retreat

February 28 - March 2

$350
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So many of us grow up with the message that God is the great Guy-in-the-Sky. This God loves the world but is ultimately separate from it and separate from us. But the great contemplatives say otherwise: God is not distant; that God is the Heart of our hearts and the very Center of our souls.

From the contemplative perspective, the spiritual journey isn’t one in which we get closer to God, but rather about waking up to the reality that we are already one! Join this weekend retreat to explore Centering Prayer as a powerful path to awakening
our pre-existing oneness with God.

Through engaging teachings, personal reflection, and the practice of Centering Prayer, we will:

  • Rediscover God as Our Innermost Being: Realize that God is not a far-off deity but the very essence of our existence.
  • Awaken to Our Inherent Union with God: Learn how the spiritual journey is about recognizing our already existing unity with the Divine.
  • Experience Transformation through Centering Prayer: Dive into practices that open us to the reality of God’s presence within us.

We are not ultimately separate from God. By opening to this truth, we can experience a profound shift in our spiritual lives. Join us for this transformative retreat and embark on a journey to deepen your connection with the Divine within.

Bio: Keith Kristich is a writer and retreat leader bringing an interspiritual approach to spiritual teaching, integrating wisdom from various contemplative traditions while highlighting the often-forgotten mystical teachings of Christianity. Keith is a commissioned Presenter of Centering prayer through Contemplative Outreach, trained with the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in Leading contemplative prayer groups and retreats, and is a certified teacher of meditation and the Enneagram. Keith Kristich is the founder of Closer Than Breath, an online interspiritual community dedicated to the teaching and practice of contemplative prayer. Email: keith@closerthanbreath.com

To register, please contact our Guesthouse Office by phone at 845-384-6660, ext. 3002 or email guesthouse@hcmnet.org.

Details

Start:
February 28
End:
March 2
Suggested Donation:
$350

Facilitator

Keith Kristich
Email
keith@closerthanbreath.com

Venue

Holy Cross Monastery
1615 US Hwy 9
West Park, NY United States
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Phone
845-384-6660
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