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Christian’s meditation

Christian meditation have many kinds we can practice it for example; Lectio  Divina, devotion to blessed sacrament, Rosary, Ignatius exercise etc. absolutely every kind of mediation have aims to God. It was the third time which I experienced different kinds of meditation. Our course began by Fr.Prasert, the Redemptorist priest who taught us his teaching based on Benedictine Monk Laurence Freemen OSB. According to his teaching I could understood “what is Christian’s meditation and how do I meditate?

On 25-26 January 2014, during the night we stared our Christian’s meditation course at Redemptorist seminary Sampran by Fr.Prasert. He said about “what is meditation? The word of meditation is like the word “medicine.” It has this prefix “med,” which is a Greek prefix that means “care” or “attention.” So when we meditate we are being careful, we are paying attention. And Christian mediation nowadays there are going back to the teaching of Jesus on contemplation which in the holy scripture was written by St. Luke whom he wrote his gospel that we called “the gospel of prayer because he shows us Jesus at prayer, he prayer as his baptism before he choose twelve (6:12) it is only St. Luke tells us Jesus prayer for Peter and only tell us the prayer parable of the Friend at midnight (11:5-13) also we must prayer before do important things as Jesus did in his life.

Fr.Prasert taught us how do we meditate?  He shortly summarized the practice in this simple way of Laurence Freemen OSB who was influenced by John Main his teacher as he said “Sit down. Sit still with your back straight. Close your eyes lightly. Then interiorly, silently begin to recite a single word – and a prayer word. We recommend the ancient Christian prayer-word "Maranatha". Say it as four equal syllables. Breathe normally and give your full attention to the word as you say it, silently, gently, faithfully and above all - simply. The essence of meditation is simplicity. Stay with the same word during the whole meditation and from day to day. Don't see but listen to the word as you say it. Let go of all thoughts (even good thoughts), images and other words. Don’t fight your distractions but let them go by saying your word faithfully, gently and attentively and returning to it immediately that you realize you have stopped saying or it or when your attention is wandering.

As I experienced Christian meditating which it’s not easy to get out from my worries, plans, desires and thoughts there are came to my mind and I could not focus well. Many kinds of meditation I like Ignatius style because it is comfortable to me. According to this course it inspires me to meditate each morning and evening .He said “as one day God will change our mind and heart." I certainly believes that he shows their lives through clips those who do meditate every day which change them some of them be clam down, pay attention well in studying, sleep well, and be close with God until they can show image of and be true son of God.  His conclude before we finished our course the way of meditation is to seek and to love God that will show image of God to each other