Resources Teaching Materials for Individual & Small Groups

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The teaching materials below are available for free download in pdf format. However, donations are gratefully accepted to support this site. Donations can be made to “Contemplative Wisdom” and mailed to: The OOOW c/o Ron Poidevin, 111 Wood Trail, Boerne. TX. 78015

“Keys” to the Gospel Tradition

The early tradition of Christianity is rich with "keys" – keys that open doors of wisdom and deeper understanding. These six lessons provide an integral vision of the Gospel using keys that have been lost or misplaced over the centuries.
Adequatio

In order to understand anything we must be made ready (or adequate) to receive truth. The wisdom tradition teaches three truths which are great treasures. With them we are enriched, without them we are poverty-stricken. These four lessons introduce the three treasures that make us ready or adequate for our life and work in this world and beyond it.
Ephiphany Today

Ephiphany Today provides a downloadable e-book on Christianity as a transformational journey with a focus on the Work of the Inner Journey as well as a youtube channel with new chants to be used in group or individual worship.
Interiorized Monasticism

Are there two levels of spiritual life, one reserved for monastics and a second class for persons living in normal social settings? These two lessons explore that possibility and what it means to live inwardly as individuals devoted to the life of spirit in the “cloister of the heart”.
Living Buddha, Living Christ

The Buddha and Christ both left profound teachings and the spiritual traditions that evolved from each legacy have shaped the lives of billions of people. The author of the companion text to this study guide, Thich Nhat Hanh, is a revered Buddhist teacher who bridges the dialogue between East and West, between Buddhism and Christianity. This guide of ten lessons provides companion readings from the Scriptures, questions to encourage a better understanding of Buddhism and one’s Christian faith, and exercises to help the student understand with their heart as well as their intellect. Suitable for individual or small group use.
Mystical Christianity – A Course of Contemplative Reflection

This series of four lessons introduces the inner tradition faith opposed to its external, more institutional forms. In these lessons, the case is made that mysticism is at the core of Christianity at its heart and is not an anomaly or deviation.
Spirituality Today

This short course of five lessons focuses on contemporary spirituality and the contemplative path. Specially designed for those seeking a way of entrance, these lessons are introductory in nature and useful for both individual and small group spiritual growth and reflection.