For a couple of decades there has been a big push by numerous
evangelical leaders to incorporate pagan practices into the visible
Church. These unbiblical practices have their origins in Eastern
religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism, likewise the New Age movement.
Roman Catholic Trappist Monks fully embraced Eastern religion's pagan
practices. Through the writings of Thomas Merton, Basil Pennington,
William Menninger and Thomas Keating these practices have been
introduced into mainline Protestant churches as well as independent,
nondenominational, charismatic and Pentecostal churches.
Those who wish to develop a more meaningful prayer life are urged by popular evangelicals such as Dallas Willard, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, John Ortberg, Ruth Haley Barton and Tony Campolo, just to name a few, to undertake a mystical prayer practice called The Silence.
How does one achieve The Silence? By practicing eastern-style mantra meditation aka Transcendental Meditation (TM).
What is the goal of TM? To gain "ultimate knowledge of God by a direct experience that bypasses the mind."
What must one do to attain this sort of mind-altering experience? Settle into a quiet comfortable place and with eyes closed repeat a word or phrase from Scripture over and over until the thinking process shuts down to the point of silence.....and, low and behold, the practitioner will allegedly have an encounter with God in the spirit realm. Continue at Marsha West
Those who wish to develop a more meaningful prayer life are urged by popular evangelicals such as Dallas Willard, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, John Ortberg, Ruth Haley Barton and Tony Campolo, just to name a few, to undertake a mystical prayer practice called The Silence.
How does one achieve The Silence? By practicing eastern-style mantra meditation aka Transcendental Meditation (TM).
What is the goal of TM? To gain "ultimate knowledge of God by a direct experience that bypasses the mind."
What must one do to attain this sort of mind-altering experience? Settle into a quiet comfortable place and with eyes closed repeat a word or phrase from Scripture over and over until the thinking process shuts down to the point of silence.....and, low and behold, the practitioner will allegedly have an encounter with God in the spirit realm. Continue at Marsha West
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