Opening Minds, Opening Hearts

Welcome back, everyone! We are so glad you are joining us. In this episode, we are joined by the Reverend Nhien Vuong, contemplative teacher, ordained minister, founder of the Evolving Enneagram, and author of The Enneagram of the Soul, for a deeply personal and illuminating exploration of the Enneagram as a sacred companion to Centering Prayer on the journey of divine therapy. Together, we explore what it truly means to move from a life shaped by the question 'what is wrong with me?' to the lived and felt knowing that we are already whole, and the profound and practical ways the Enneagram and Centering Prayer work together as companions on the same journey toward wholeness and freedom. 

To connect with Nhien, check out:
Her Evolving Enneagram Community: https://www.evolvingenneagram.com/
Her YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@evolvingenneagram
Her Enneagram of the Soul Book Journey Training & Certification Program: https://evolvingenneagram.com/enneagram-of-the-soul-facilitator-training
Her Contemplative Practices & the Enneagram 12-week cohorts: https://evolvingenneagram.com/contemplative-enneagram-community
Her (New!) Mighty Networks Contemplative Community: http://bit.ly/472KcnC
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Welcome back to Opening Minds, Opening Hearts. In this episode, we are joined by two dear friends and beloved members of the Contemplative Outreach family, Pamela Begeman and Matt Scrimgeour, for a warm and honest dinner table conversation about Centering Prayer as divine therapy. Drawing on decades of lived experience with the practice, our guests share how Centering Prayer has been the foundation of their own healing journeys, and what it truly means to be restored to our fundamental core of goodness.

To connect further with us:
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We are so glad you are joining us for what promises to be a rich and deeply personal Season 4 of the Opening Minds Opening Hearts podcast. We’ll be exploring the theme of Divine Therapy: Healing the Emotional Wounds of a Lifetime, inspired by Father Thomas Keating's teaching that the purpose of divine therapy is to bring unconscious motivations to awareness and heal the wounds of a lifetime.

Our guests this season come from a wide range of disciplines and traditions, and what they share in common is a life transformed by Centering Prayer. Through their stories, we hope you can find yourself somewhere on the journey, too.

To learn more about Father Thomas Keating’s Spiritual Journey Series//Models of the Human Condition, visit https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/the-spiritual-journey-series/ 

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Season 4 of Opening Minds, Opening Hearts was made possible in part by a grant from the Trust for the Meditation Process, a charitable foundation encouraging meditation, mindfulness, and contemplative prayer.

If you are a grateful listener and would like to support this podcast, go to: https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/opening-minds-opening-hearts-podcast-donation/ to make a donation of any amount.

This season of Opening Minds, Opening Hearts is produced by Rachael Sanya

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As we wrap up Season 3 of the Opening Minds, Opening Hearts podcast, we find ourselves reflecting on a season that has been both challenging and enlightening. We’ve had the privilege of engaging in conversations with guests from a variety of spiritual traditions, each offering profound insights into the nature of Ultimate Reality and non-duality from their spiritual traditions.

It has been all about expansion—of our hearts, minds, and understanding. We’ve explored how our contemplative practices open us up to new ways of seeing and being, helping us move beyond the boundaries of dualistic thinking. The idea of Ultimate Reality as a shared experience, something we can only begin to describe through stories, metaphors, and silence, has deeply shaped our reflections. Our guests invited us to consider how connection, kinship, and the experience of God weave through all of life.

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To learn more about the founding theological principles of Contemplative Outreach, visit https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/vision/

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Welcome back, everyone! We’re so glad you’re joining us as we introduce our final guest of the season. It’s hard to believe how quickly this season has flown by, but we’re wrapping things up with a truly special guest in this episode. Sister Mary Margaret Funk is a Benedictine nun who has been deeply involved in interreligious dialogue and contemplative practices for decades.

Sister Meg shares her profound insights on the teachings of Father Thomas Keating, her journey through various spiritual traditions, and the importance of understanding our thoughts in relation to God. We also explore the nuances of contemplative prayer, the significance of spiritual senses, and the universal quest for Unitive Consciousness.

To find out more:Check out Thoughts Matter and other books in the Matters Series written by Sr. Meg: https://litpress.org/Products/3572/The-Matters-Series?srsltid=AfmBOorbxobhc-pGCMe32NPCP7iuqPM7gXJukR8NqlF05IFqWCFYfbxd
Check out the Monastic Interreligious Dialogue website: https://dimmid.org/
Listen to the audio files created by Sister Mary Margaret Funk and Kathleen Cahalan which form the 100-day St. Enda Retreat (click on the dropdown arrow): https://stjosephmonastery.org/retreats/#stenda
To connect further with us:Visit our website: www.contemplativeoutreach.org
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Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@prayerofconsent
To learn more about Father Thomas Keating’s guidelines for service and principles visit www.contemplativeoutreach.org/vision. 
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