Christian contemplation

Christian contemplation
Also refer to: Contemplative prayer

Christian Contemplation involves a grasp of the reality of the presence of Jesus Christ. In contemplation, the I's gaze is directed by faith to Jesus. 'I look at him and he looks at me'.[1]

The I is not dissolved but renounced/silenced. It is not the ego that is perceived as the ultimate. This is pre-requisite to contemplation.

See also

References

  1. ^ Catechism of the Catholic Faith, 771, 1028, 1162, 1380, 2651, 2697, 2715

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