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TIP examines centering prayer, fighting structural evil, the Iona Community

Centering prayer, the Iona Community in Scotland, and structural evil were among the topics discussed during the first Turtle Island regional conference in northern Michigan.

TIP Board Chairman and Co-founder Rev. Dr. George Cairns explained why centering prayer helps fight structural evil and other problems in life.

TIP volunteer media advisor Greg Peterson has the story:

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Centering Prayer was one of the topics of the first Turtle Island Project Regional Conference.

You heard Rev. Cairns say he learned centering prayer from Father Thomas Keating , a trappist monk.

Keating defines centering prayer as "a very simple method in which one opens one's self to God Centering prayer is a form of meditation, where a person uses a point of focus such as concentration on the breath or repetition of a mantra, centering prayer relies more on intention than attention.

Releasing any distractions caused by thoughts or emotions, the practitioner simply "waits for God." Beyond words, emotions, and thoughts, centering prayer is, says Keating, like "two friends sitting in silence, just being in each other's presence."

At one point, a member of the audience question Dr. Cairns - asking how he accomplishes his goals simply by centering prayer or meditation - instead of taking action.

Dr. Cairns countered - he does both - and that centering prayer makes his concrete actions more effective.

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