Mary Margaret Funk
Format: Paperback, 144ppPublished: March 1999
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
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| Mary Margaret FunkFormat: Paperback, 144ppPublished: March 1999 Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group |
| Publisher info: In Thoughts Matter, Sister Mary Margaret Funk explains the theory and practice of dealing with mindless thoughts developed by the great fourth-century monk John Cassian, and she interprets them in a contemporary way suitable not only for nuns and monks but for all lay persons who are serious about the spiritual life. What are the thoughts that matter? According to John Cassian's classic list, they are thoughts about food, sex, things, anger, dejection, acedia or weariness of soul, vainglory, and pride. The book devotes a chapter to each of these "thoughts" and shows how, with prayer and practice, we can discipline our thoughts and achieve a "mind at peace, stilled, available for conscious thinking-at-will." |