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| Mantra | A word that is repeated to help focus in certain forms of meditation |
| Lectio Divina | Means Holy Reading |
| Centering Prayer | To contemplate in openness to God's presence and activity in one's life |
| Inner Space | Involves those things which help a person to focus inwardly. |
| Tools For Inner Space | Mantra, monitor breathing, some rituals, muscle relaxing |
| Contempletive Prayer | Letting go of control and distractions in faith in God |
| Prayer | Awareness of God and Response to the Sacred in all our life |
| Moving Meditations | Involve physical movement as part of the meditation |
| Examples of Moving Meditations | Tai Chi Chih, Labyrinths, Rosary, Stations of the Cross, Pilgrimage |
| Body Position | Has great impact on circulation of blood, oxygen, and energy in the body which affects relaxation and concentration |
| Goals of Meditation | Balance of Relaxation and focused awareness |
| Psalms | Book of the Bible known best to focus on emotions and freedom from enemies |
| Acts of the Apostles | Book of the Bible known best for the work of the Holy Spirit among the disciples |
| Gospels | Books of the Bible that contain the primary teachings of Jesus |
| Genesis | Book of the Bible that contains the Creation story |
| Pentateuch | The first 5 books of the Bible |
| Religious Truth | The Catholic Belief that matters of revelation and faith are true in the Bible without being historically or scientifically accurate. |
| Rituals | Symbolic actioins that express beliefs and aid both interior and exterior receptivity for prayer. |
| Freewriting | A method of journaling that is spontaneous and free-flowing |
| ABC method | A method of praying with Scripture |
| Exterior space | Elements of the surrounding environment that influence the conditions for prayer |
| Examples of Exterior Space | Lighting Candles, having banners and symbols, music, comfortable room, etc. |
| Bible | Sacred writings authored by God to convey religious truth via His disciples. |
| Unsent Letters | A form of journal writing that helps the writer express sensitive ideas, feelings and concepts. |
| Writing Dialogue | Journaling in a manner that involves imagining what the writier and others would say in a conversation about an issue of importance. |
| Guided Meditation | Listening to a story as if one is a participant and journaling afterward to reflect on its effect and implications. |
| Christian Meditation | Goes beyond the benefits of improved performance to help a person be more fully self aware and more fully united with God. |
| Journaling as Prayer | Helps open one up to self awareness and one's awareness and response to God by reflecting on aspects of one's life. |
| Steps of Lectio Divina | REpeatedly reading a scripture passage while also focusing on a significant line or phrase, its meaning, and one's response to God as it relates to one's life. |
| Cloud of Unknowing | A fourteenth Century Mystical Classic that describes "letting go" and "unknowing" of the motives, goals, plans, and things that interfere with receiving God's love and grace. |
| True Self | All that unites a person with the goodness and love of their being and God's universal love. |
| False Self | Illusions, distractions, misplaced efforts, that interfere with a person's openness to the presence and activity of God in one's life |
| Fruits of the Holy Spirit | Conditions and effects that result from being in union with God's love and will. |
| Love, joy, patience, kindness, courage, prudence, charity | Examples of the gifts/fruits of the Holy Spirit |
