The Catholic Divine Project, Annual Orientation Course. Course 2 Period of silence

 Course 2 Topic 6  Biblical Power Of Silence 1. Ecclesiastes 9:17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools. 2. Ecclesiastes 3:7-8 a time to tear and a time to sew; a time to be silent and a time to speak;  a time to love and a time to hate; a time for war and a time for peace. Be silent in anger situations. 3. Ephesians 4:26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger. 4. Proverbs 17:28 Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent; with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.  5. Proverbs 29:11 A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back. 6. Proverbs 10:19 Transgression is at work where people talk too much, but anyone who holds his tongue is prudent. Be silent from speaking evil.  7. Proverbs 21:23 Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble. 8. Ephesians 4:29 No foul language is to come...

 CDP Usage of silence Every member of the Catholic Divine Project maintains at least 34 minutes of silence everyday while those in higher level (BDC) go with 64 minutes of silence everyday. These silence 🔕 are distributed into various hours of prayers during the day. More of this will be discussed during the teaching on prayer. "Silence" in spirituality is often a metaphor for inner stillness. A silent mind, freed from the onslaught of thoughts and thought patterns, is both a goal and an important step in spiritual development. Such "inner silence" is not about the absence of sound; instead, it is understood to bring one in contact with the divine, the ultimate reality, or one's own true self, one's divine nature. Many religious traditions imply the importance of being quiet and still in mind and spirit for transformative and integral spiritual growth to occur. In CDP, there is the silence of contemplative prayer such as centering prayer and Christian medi...

Course 2 Topic 4 What is the power of silence? Being silent allows us to channel our energies. It gives us the clarity we need to calmly face challenges and uncertainty. The hour of silence I practice each morning, and encourage you to practice as well, can be a time for collecting our thoughts, training our minds, and deciding how we want to enter into the day. The power of silence In a time when technology penetrates our lives in so many ways and materialism exerts such a powerful influence over us, Cardinal Robert Sarah presents a bold book about the strength of silence. The modern world generates so much noise, he says, that seeking moments of silence has become both harder and more necessary than ever before. Silence is the indispensable doorway to the divine, explains the cardinal in this profound conversation with Nicolas Diat. Within the hushed and hallowed walls of the La Grande Chartreux, the famous Carthusian monastery in the French Alps, Cardinal Sarah addresses the followi...

  5 Pillars of the Catholic Divine Project. Annual Orientation Course for Step 1 induction of new members into the Catholic Divine Project. These course are outlined as below: 1. Fasting. Being one out of the five pillars of the Catholic Divine Project is abstinence from food, drink 🍸, pleasure and other interesting practices. This is strongly recommended for every intending member of the CDP for spiritual, physical, mental and all round development of the person which God requires to belong in this partnership. 2. Mantra: A mantra is usually any repeated word or phrase, but it can also refer more specifically to a word repeated in meditation. This is used daily by the Project to preserve the strength 💪 received from divinity from the exercise of fasting and other obligatory practices. 3. Period of Silence: This is usually a period of keeping quiet and quieting the body, it's organs, senses, systems and muscles; the soul - feeling, imagination and memory; Spirit - Heart ❤, brain ...

Course 2 Topic 1 Before the definition of silence and periods of Silence I would like to let us know that periods of Silence is one of the pillars of the Catholic divine Project. Now the definition. Definition of period of silence: A long period spent listening to language and not saying anything. Or,prohibit or prevent someone from speaking. Silence is also called, quietness, calmness, still, noiselessness, uncommunicativeness, peace and speechlessness.

Course 2 Topic 2 Types of silence Social types of silence or examples of silence 1. Danger:   In nature predators use silence to sneak up on prey.prey use silence to try to detect predators. This may help to explain why people are often uncomfortable with silence as it may invoke instincts related to danger. 2. Turn taking:    In communication, silence is a commonly used to prompt a response from the other side. This can apply to both verbal communication and text based communication such as emails. 3. Signaling displeasure:      Silence is often used to communicate negative emotion such as disappointment or anger. This may be extended for a long period of time as a form of admonishment. In English, this is know by the idiomatic expression"silent treatment." 4. Active silence:     Active silence is the strategic use of silence in communication. For example, a long pause designed to create tension in the midst of telling a story. Active silenc...