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Original Prayer: Teachings and Meditations on the Aramaic Words of Jesus
The Prayer of Jesus, or the Lord's Prayer, is among Christianity's most beloved teachings, a daily devotion practiced by Christians everywhere. If we could travel back in time to the ancient Holy Land and witness Jesus himself speaking and meditating upon these words, what would we learn?
On Original Prayer , acclaimed teacher and author Dr. Neil Douglas-Klotz immerses us in the language and philosophy of Jesus's world to reveal a practice with the power to change forever the way we experience sacred scripture. Neil Douglas-Klotz begins by revealing the rich layers of meaning enfolded within the Lord's Prayer in Aramaic―the language that Jesus and his disciples actually spoke.
Through his insightful Aramaic translations, Douglas-Klotz opens a window into the Lord's Prayer that allows us to hear and understand the teachings of Jesus as he authentically taught them 2,000 years ago. A way to experience scripture directly, through the body verse-by-verse, Original Prayer guides us through a series of 24 specific practices of body prayer―the original Middle Eastern form of meditation that uses chant, breathing, and awareness to engage the entire body and spirit in contemplation of scripture.
These are the same kinds of devotions used by the first Christians to delve into the Gospels not as a scholarly exercise but as a living and breathing experience of God. In the fertile spiritual landscape of the ancient Middle East, prayer, meditation, and scriptural study were practiced as a single contemplative path. Now, with Original Prayer , you have within your reach the definitive resource for experiencing this luminous practice, using one of the most enduring cornerstones of the Christian faith―the Lord's Prayer.
Learn More About:
What Jesus actually said―the Lord's Prayer restored to its original meaning and language
• Body prayer visualizations, chants, and awareness practices from the ancient Middle East
• Ripeness, timing, and the cycles of the earth―the natural cosmology of Jesus
• How to create qadash , or holy spaciousness―an inner sanctuary where blessings can fill us
• Our Father or our Mother? How Jesus saw and worshiped God
• Breathwork to unite nature, the body, and the spirit
• God's will―entraining your heart with the heart of Creation
• Forgiveness―a meditation to shift the burden off your own shoulders and into the realm of spirit
• Lachma , the daily bread of understanding―contemplations to nourish the body, heart, soul, and spirit
• More than eight hours of meditation and study about the Lord's Prayer, as it was meant to be experienced
On Original Prayer , acclaimed teacher and author Dr. Neil Douglas-Klotz immerses us in the language and philosophy of Jesus's world to reveal a practice with the power to change forever the way we experience sacred scripture. Neil Douglas-Klotz begins by revealing the rich layers of meaning enfolded within the Lord's Prayer in Aramaic―the language that Jesus and his disciples actually spoke.
Through his insightful Aramaic translations, Douglas-Klotz opens a window into the Lord's Prayer that allows us to hear and understand the teachings of Jesus as he authentically taught them 2,000 years ago. A way to experience scripture directly, through the body verse-by-verse, Original Prayer guides us through a series of 24 specific practices of body prayer―the original Middle Eastern form of meditation that uses chant, breathing, and awareness to engage the entire body and spirit in contemplation of scripture.
These are the same kinds of devotions used by the first Christians to delve into the Gospels not as a scholarly exercise but as a living and breathing experience of God. In the fertile spiritual landscape of the ancient Middle East, prayer, meditation, and scriptural study were practiced as a single contemplative path. Now, with Original Prayer , you have within your reach the definitive resource for experiencing this luminous practice, using one of the most enduring cornerstones of the Christian faith―the Lord's Prayer.
Learn More About:
What Jesus actually said―the Lord's Prayer restored to its original meaning and language
• Body prayer visualizations, chants, and awareness practices from the ancient Middle East
• Ripeness, timing, and the cycles of the earth―the natural cosmology of Jesus
• How to create qadash , or holy spaciousness―an inner sanctuary where blessings can fill us
• Our Father or our Mother? How Jesus saw and worshiped God
• Breathwork to unite nature, the body, and the spirit
• God's will―entraining your heart with the heart of Creation
• Forgiveness―a meditation to shift the burden off your own shoulders and into the realm of spirit
• Lachma , the daily bread of understanding―contemplations to nourish the body, heart, soul, and spirit
• More than eight hours of meditation and study about the Lord's Prayer, as it was meant to be experienced
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39 pages, Audio CD
First published January 1, 2000
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About the author
Neil Douglas-Klotz
67 books92 followersNeil Douglas-Klotz, Ph.D. is a renowned writer in the fields of Middle Eastern spirituality and the translation and interpretation of the ancient Semitic languages of Hebrew, Aramaic, and Arabic. Living in Scotland, he was for many years co-chair of the Mysticism Group of the American Academy of Religion. A frequent speaker and workshop leader, he is the author of several books. His books on the Aramaic spirituality of Jesus include Revelations of the Aramaic Jesus, Prayers of the Cosmos, The Hidden Gospel, Original Meditation, and Blessings of the Cosmos. His books on a comparative view of Native Middle Eastern spirituality include Desert Wisdom: A Nomad’s Guide to Life’s Big Questions and The Tent of Abraham (with Rabbi Arthur Waskow and Sr. Joan Chittister). His books on Sufi spirituality include The Sufi Book of Life: 99 Pathways of the Heart for the Modern Dervish and A Little Book of Sufi Stories. His biographical collections of the works of his Sufi teachers include Sufi Vision and Initiation (Samuel L. Lewis) and Illuminating the Shadow (Moineddin Jablonski). He has also written a mystery novel set in the first century C.E. Holy Land entitled A Murder at Armageddon.
In addition, he recently edited five “Little Books” published by Hampton Roads, four devoted to a new selection of the work of Lebanese American writer, poet, and mystic Kahlil Gibran, and one dedicated to Wild Wisdom, a collection early ecological writers and mystics.
In addition, he recently edited five “Little Books” published by Hampton Roads, four devoted to a new selection of the work of Lebanese American writer, poet, and mystic Kahlil Gibran, and one dedicated to Wild Wisdom, a collection early ecological writers and mystics.
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February 10, 2022
Must read if you're looking to deepen your understanding of the words of Jesus
April 24, 2008
I looove this beautiful beautiful inspiring (literally, as in living, breeeeathing)set. I wish that many more people would come to this harmony of understandings. Timeless. Wise, warm,and fun! TY for writing and recording this...:OD "I think I'm in love!" GREAT. I tell people about this one.
April 21, 2011
Very thought provoking and illuminating with plenty to keep you going back to. I must read or listen to audio book, my preferred for this title, for anyone who is spiritual.
January 23, 2017
This book is and has bee th backbone of my daily meditations
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