La Oración del Corazón en la Mística Cristiana y Sufí

Overview

Guiando al lector por los estados de la oración mística —un modo de crear una relación viva con lo Divino en el corazón—, este libro recurre a fuentes cristianas y sufíes como Santa Teresa de Jesús, San Juan de la Cruz y Rumi. Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee describe los estadios de oración: cómo al principio la oración nace de la necesidad, pero luego lleva a uno profundamente al corazón, a los estadios de unión y éxtasis. Por medio de la oración mística, uno es atraído al silencio de la comunión real con Dios. Aquí, en el silencio del corazón, tiene lugar un encuentro y una fusión que lleva a uno más allá del yo personal al misterio de la presencia divina. Esta exploración indaga en el secreto de cómo rezar incesantemente, en que la oración cobra vida en el corazón, e incluye un capítulo sobre la necesidad de rezar por el bienestar de la Tierra. Une las tradiciones místicas cristiana y sufí, y quiere ser provechoso a todo practicante de la oración que se sienta atraído a descubrir la relación con Dios en su corazón.Guiding the reader through the stages of mystical prayer—a way to create a living relationship with the Divine within the heart—this book draws upon Christian and Sufi sources such as St. Teresa of Avila, ‘Attâr, St. John of the Cross, and Rûmî. Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee describes the stages of prayer: how prayer is first born of need, but then takes one deep within the heart, into the stages of union and ecstasy. Through mystical prayer, one is drawn into the silence of real communion with God. Here, in the silence within the heart, a meeting and merging takes place that carries one beyond the self into the mystery of divine presence. This exploration delves into the secret of how to pray without ceasing, in which prayer becomes alive within the heart, and includes a chapter on the need to pray for the well-being of the Earth. It brings together the Christian and Sufi mystical traditions and will benefit any practitioner of prayer who is drawn to discover a relationship with God within their heart.

Author Biography

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Ph.D., is a Sufi teacher. He has specialized in the area of dreamwork, integrating the ancient Sufi approach to dreams with the insights of Jungian Psychology. Since 2000 the focus of his writing and teaching has been on spiritual responsibility in our present time of transition, and an awakening global consciousness of oneness (visit www.workingwithoneness.org). More recently he has written about the return of the feminine, the Anima Mundi (world soul), and spiritual ecology. Author of several books on the subject, he has lectured extensively throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Founder of The Golden Sufi Center (www.goldensufi.org), he lives in California. Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Ph.D., is a Sufi teacher. He has specialized in the area of dreamwork, integrating the ancient Sufi approach to dreams with the insights of Jungian Psychology. Since 2000 the focus of his writing and teaching has been on spiritual responsibility in our present time of transition, and an awakening global consciousness of oneness (visit www.workingwithoneness.org). More recently he has written about the return of the feminine, the Anima Mundi (world soul), and spiritual ecology. Author of several books on the subject, he has lectured extensively throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Founder of The Golden Sufi Center (www.goldensufi.org), he lives in California.