The Christian Contemplative Way
traditionMystical Christianity from the anonymous Cloud of Unknowing through Teresa of Ávila's Interior Castle to the desert prayer tradition of the Philokalia.
Resources
The Cloud of Unknowingbook
1375
Anonymous 14th-century mystical text guiding the contemplative toward direct experience of God through 'unknowing' — releasing conceptual thought.
View resource →The Interior Castlebook
Teresa of Avila (1577)
Teresa of Avila's masterwork mapping seven stages of spiritual development as mansions within a crystal castle, a landmark of Christian mystical literature.
View resource →The Philokalia: The Eastern Christian Spiritual Textsbook
Allyne Smith (2006)
Annotated selections from the Philokalia, the foundational anthology of hesychast writings on the prayer of the heart and contemplative stillness.
View resource →Meister Eckhart — Wisdom of the Mastersvideo
Samaneri Jayasāra
Audio teachings and readings from Meister Eckhart, curated by Samaneri Jayasāra on the Wisdom of the Masters channel.
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