Dialogue 1: What is Lectio, Meditation, and Prayer?

Turning to the Mystics with James Finley

Center for Action and Contemplation

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2021

⏱️ 70 minutes

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This is the first dialogue that focuses on the mystic, Guigo II. In this episode, Jim and Kirsten discuss Session 1, which covered The Ladder of Monks. Resources: Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more about Jim, visit jamesfinley.org  For the transcript for this podcast can be found here. The book being used for this season can be found here. Connect with us: We also produce other podcasts you might enjoy. To learn more about them and our other offerings, visit cac.org This podcast is made possible, thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at cac.org/podcastsupport Thank you!

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0:00.0	You're listening to a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation
0:04.1	to learn more, visit caac.org.
0:08.3	Greetings. I'm Jim Finley.
0:10.9	And I'm Kirsten Oates.
0:12.8	Welcome to Turning to the Mistakes.
0:22.7	Welcome everyone to season four of Turning to the Mistakes,
0:27.1	where we're turning to the 12th century mystic Guigo II.
0:33.2	And I'm here with Jim, and we're going to dialogue about Jim's first session
0:39.6	on Guigo's book, The Ladder of Monks.
0:43.5	So Jim, good to be with you.
0:45.2	Same here. Yeah, it's nice.
0:46.9	I did just want to start off by saying how moved I was by that first session.
0:51.2	It was just beautiful.
0:53.7	And how touching it is that this 12th century,
0:58.6	cloistered monk could speak so clearly and deeply to us today.
1:04.9	True.
1:05.7	My first question is around the way you describe Guigo's offering,
1:12.8	offering us distinct practical guidelines for prayer
1:18.4	that can open up on a prayerful experience of God's presence.
1:23.2	So I see myself as a beginner and I'd like having guidelines.
1:30.4	That's really helpful.
1:32.0	But what made your session very powerful was you role modeling
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