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CD Sets of Cynthia Bourgeault's Teaching



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Going Deeper Into the Mystery of Christ (5 CD Set)- live recording

Going Deeper into the Mystry of Christ

In this teaching series Cynthia emphasizes the importance of renewing our understanding of the Cosmic Christ who is an icon of unitive coherence as witnessed in the Pauline texts of the Bible. She uncovers the theme of the awakening of non-dual perception in the scrolls of the Nag Hammadi, in 5th & 6th century Syriac texts and in the esoteric wisdom of the world’s religious traditions as well as in the contemporary Christian practice of Centering Prayer. Central to this perception is the kenotic path taught by Jesus. Kenotic, out-pouring love is at the heart of the Trinity and the Eucharist. Cynthia concludes with a discussion on practical ways we might live out this teaching.


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From Healing to Holiness (5 CD set) - live recording


In this CD, we are introduced to the foundational elements of Centering Prayer and its extraordinary capacity to bring about psychological healing. Based on the work of Fr. Thomas Keating. Cynthia Bourgeault explores the concepts of the unloading of the unconscious, the dismantling of the false self, and the gifts of the Spirit that are released as the layers of egoic bands are loosened through the regular practice of Centering Prayer. By examining the process of the kenotic response, or self-emptying, and the role of the heart in healing, Cynthia offers an approach to personal transformation, based on the essential teaching and being of Jesus, and its great relevance to our time.





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Encountering the Wisdom of Jesus - Cynthia BourgeaultEncountering The Wisdom Jesus (6 CD set) - audiobook
Available for online purchase through Amazon. Click the CD cover for order information.
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“Dear Cynthia, In preaching the passion yesterday, I called heavily on your teachings that were recorded in the “Wisdom Jesus” series. I must say that your wisdom approach to holy week has changed my life and that of the congregation I serve. I have told many friends how you have singlehandedly rescued Christianity for me, and that isn’t an understatement. I just thought it would be nice to let you know that, especially in lieu of the fact we are now in Holy Week, and that is clearly where your impact on my ministry has been so significant...”
- from an Episcopal Priest.

Cynthia’s book "The Wisdom Jesus" is available for online purchase through Shambhala Publications. For order information click HERE



The Cloud Of Unknowing (7 CD set) - live recording

Cloud of Unknowing - Cynthia Bourgeault

Written by an anonymous Christian mystic in medieval England, the Cloud of Unknowing provides profound advice and instruction for all persons on the contemplative path. The author believed that the cloud of unknowing that appears to separate us from God cannot be penetrated with the intellect but only through a form of love. Cynthia Bourgeault offers an introduction to the core teachings in this classic text of Christian mysticism, showing how it remains as relevant today as when it was written in the fourteenth century. The topics covered include an examination of the relationship between the active life and the contemplative life; the nature of sorrow of being that may arise in contemplative practice; and the role of apophatic love in the centering prayer practice.



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Deepening The Silence (3 CD set) - live recording


Deepening the Silnce - 3 CD Set - Live recording

As we discover that form can never fully satisfy our hunger, we face our yearning and encounter the silence where all things are held. This energetic field of the saints flows through our life and beyond our death. Silence is not the backdrop, it is Presence itself – not an “it” but a “thou”. We are not alone. It is impossible for the ego to perceive this deeper place but willingness, attention, letting go, and gratitude will be our guide. Suggested reading: "Silence" by Robert Sardello.







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Letting Go – How Far Can It Take You? (3 CD set) - live recording

Letting Go - How far can it take you

Letting go – how far can it take you? is the question Cynthia poses and explores in an analysis of the journey which we begin at birth and continue to the death of the body. Drawing particularly from Helen Luke’s book Old Age: Journey into Simplicity as well as John S. Donne’s Four Consents , Cynthia offers a transformative alternative to the North American obsession with staying young, fearing aging, and denying death. As we practice letting go of our attachments we discover that all is tenderly held in God’s love and in wholeness. The welcoming practice, another tool of transformation, is also discussed.


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Relearning Surrender (3 CD set) - live recording

Relearning Surrender - Dr Cynthia Bourgeault

When we surrender and yield, we are putting ourselves in the company of Christ and Mary and all those who modeled this for us in their lives. Cynthia Bourgeault guides us to look deeply at Centering Prayer “the prayer of the experience of surrender,” as well as other meditative prayer practices, to better understand surrender as a gesture of love. By taking a fresh look at pain, pleasure, and personal boundaries, we discover our interconnectedness with God and all human beings, accessible only through spiritual surrender.


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The Essentials of Benedictine Spirituality (5 CD set) - live recording


The Essentials of Benedictine Spirituality - Dr Cynthia Bourgeault

Cynthia Bourgeault reconstructs Benedictine Spirituality, with its creative rhythms, patterns, and musical emphasis, as a practical form of spirituality to be used by all. Learn the key difference between chanting and speaking the psalms and additional practices to achieve Benedictine balance and transformation in everyday life. Subjects include: The Three Vows of Benedictine Life, the Three Values of Benedictine Community, and Work and Prayer Life – Alone and with Others.



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Mary Magdelene and the Path of Conscious Love - Cynthia Bourgeault
Mary Magdalene & the Path of Conscious Love (10 CD set) - live recording

PLEASE NOTE

This live recording has some background noise and audio variability, and therefore the original price has been reduced by 25%



Join Cynthia Bourgeault as she takes us on a vivid in-depth journey through the Canonical and Gnostic Gospels to reclaim the highly esteemed Mary Magdalene of the early church, and to reveal her role as principal teacher and apostle. Learn to see both Mary Magdalene and Jesus with new eyes and to understand Jesus' teaching on 'relationship' with others as a tool for transformation.


Through this CD set, Cynthia leads us to uncover a "vision of Christianity based on transformative and redemptive love, versus renunciation and judgment -- a Christianity based on what connects us rather than what separates us".


Western Canada (B.C. /AB/SASK) - $ 74.00
Central/ Eastern Canada - $75.00
U.S. - $72.00
International - $78.00

On Thomas Merton - 2 CD Set by Cynthia Bourgeault

On Thomas Merton (2 CD set) - live recording


Includes teachings from A Thomas Merton Reader , edited by Thomas P. McDonnell. Topics include: true self/false self, purification by friction, compassion, shadow work, love, life between the tensions, & integration.





Western Canada (B.C. /AB/SASK) - $25.00
Central/Eastern Canada - $27.00
U.S. - $25.00
International - $31.00

The Contemplative Journey - 2 CD set by Cynthia Bourgeault

The Contemplative Journey (2 CD set) - live recording


Topics include: psychology & contemplation, unloading of the unconscious, the web of woundedness, depression & the dark night, fearfulness, effort & rest, walking meditation and why Christian meditation?






Western Canada (B.C./AB/SASK) - $25.00
Central/Eastern Canada - $27.00
U.S. - $25.00
International - $31.00




Learning to See - A wisdom SchoolLEARNING TO SEE (8 CD set) - live recording

A Wisdom School based on the book “And There Was Light” by Jacques Lusseyran with special attention to ‘kenosis’ or self-emptying, the wisdom path taught and modeled by Jesus as the “royal road” to unitive consciousness.



Western Canada (B.C./AB/SASK) - $80.00

Central/Eastern Canada - $84.00
U.S. - $80.00
International - $87.00


Deepening the Practice of Centering Prayer - Cynthia BourgeultDEEPENING THE PRACTICE OF CENTERING PRAYER (7 CD set) - live recording

A 5 day Centering Prayer Intensive Retreat. Topics include: the boundaried self, self-emptying, heart alignment & perception, conscious presence, burnout, the dark night, spiritual non-possessiveness and contemplative action.



Western Canada (B.C./AB/SASK) - $70.00

Central/Eastern Canada - $74.00
U.S. - $70.00
International - $77.00


Awakened Mind, Awakened Heart - Cynthia BourgeaultAwakened Mind, Awakened Heart (4 CD set) - live recording

An introduction to working with conscious presence and the inner observer from a Christian perspective. While these disciplines are familiar in eastern spirituality, they are less commonly taught in traditional Christian spirituality, although well known in Christian mysticism. Working from the touchstone of Centering Prayer, topics include balanced awareness, small self and the transcendent Self, developing a stable inner observer, moving beyond likes and dislikes, and unlocking the transformative power of surrender.

Western Canada (B.C./AB/SASK) - $50.00

Central/Eastern Canada - $54.00
U.S. - $50.00
International - $57.00


Conscious Love - Cynthia BourgeaultConscious Love (4 CD set) - live recording.  

In this CD set, Cynthia explores how conscious love flows from our deeper selves, beyond identification, craving, wanting, and needing. We discover that conscious love abides beyond all emotional states and polarities in a place where boundaries are diminished and our egoic perceptions dissolve. By living from this deep and ever present wellspring, we may feel pain, fear, and anxiety but it will not overcome us. Conscious love exposes the cages that trap us and guides us on the journey of transformation – a journey of out-pouring that comes from an open and relaxed heart .




Western Canada (B.C./AB/SASK) - $50.00

Central/Eastern Canada - $54.00
U.S. - $50.00
International - $57.00


Boehme for Beginners

Boehme for Beginners (7 CD set) – live recording


In deep contemplative stillness this 17th century German shoemaker, gazing at a pewter dish sparkling in the sun, was suddenly swept up in a firestorm of unitive vision. Boehme, an underground genius of the Christian contemplative path, offers a unified metaphysic, with cosmology and psychology reinforcing each other in a transformative path. Boehme understood that will, desire, and pain are the raw materials through which something powerful and mighty is brought about. Thus these things are not to be feared or denied but transformed. "Desire is the ground of somethingness," a call to forgive and embrace the dark moments of the journey while participating in upholding this somethingness, which is none other than God. Topics include: surrender & Centering Prayer, levels of awareness, identification, the resigned will or letting it be, the supersensual life (beyond the 5 senses), Boehme's cosmology, building being, flow & constriction, friction & darkness as path, and the inner ground of liberty & peace.


Western Canada (B.C./AB/SASK) - $70.00
Central/Eastern Canada - $74.00
U.S. - $70.00
International - $77.00

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Word and Silence - Cynthia Bourgeault

Word and Silence (3 CD set) - live recording


Disc 1: Recovery of the Unitive Word & The Practice of Lectio Divina

Disc 2: The Four Senses of Scripture and The Word Made Song

Disk 3: Toward a Lectio Divina Way of Living

The Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, PhD Principal Teacher and Advisor for the Contemplative Society, retreat and conference leader and Episcopal priest, Cynthia is also the author of several books including Mystical Hope , The Wisdom Way of Knowing , Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening and Chanting the Psalms.

Cynthia teaches and leads retreats throughout North America and is passionately committed to the recovery of the Christian contemplative path.


Western Canada (B.C./AB/SASK) - $40.00
Central/Eastern Canada - $44.00
U.S. - $40.00
International - $47.00

Roots and Wings of Christian Mysticism

Roots and Wings of Christian Mysticism (4 CD set) - live recording


Based on a study of Olivier Clement’s, Roots of Christian Mysticism, Cynthia explores some of the core concepts of our Christian mystical heritage and their relevance for contemplative spiritual practice.

Topics include: mysticism & visionary seeing, the human vocation, the invisible in the visible, the Trinity, the praxis of prayer, and the heart’s own language


Western Canada (B.C./AB/SASK) - $50.00
Central/Eastern Canada - $54.00
U.S. - $50.00
International - $57.00