Meditation as Spiritual Therapy – Bernard of Clairvaux`s """"De consideratione

Meditation As Spiritual TherapyBernard of Clairvaux's \""\""De Consideratione\nAuthor(s): Matthew McWhorter\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The Catholic University of America Press, United States\nImprint: The Catholic University of America Press\nISBN-13: 9780813238005, 978-0813238005\nSynopsis\nChristian persons today might seek spiritual development and ponder the benefit of mindfulness exercises but also maintain concerns if they perceive such exercises to originate from other religious traditions. Such persons may not be aware of a long tradition of meditation practice in Christianity that promotes personal growth.\n\nThis spiritual tradition receives a careful formulation by Christian monastic authors in the twelfth century. One such teaching on meditation is found in the treatise De consideration written by St. Bernard of Clairvaux (d. 1153) to Pope Eugene III (d. 1153). In textual passages where St. Bernard exhibits a clear concern for the mental health of the Pope (due to numer.