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Contemplative Study
The Pre-reading section below is applicable to study of any text. The contemplative section especially conducive for reading as a transformational process.
Pre-reading: Mind and Brain Preparation
These suggestions are designed to help you prepare mental schema for text and to begin interacting with the text, with the author of anything you are reading!
When using these reading preparation strategies you are choosing to bring your consciousness into active play as you read. It is not necessary to to spend a lot of time with these suggestions to have them be useful.
Contemplative Reading*
Use short passages, reading them frequently during the day. Listen to recordings of the passages if possible. Carry copy of segment around during the day to refer to during wait times (such as stoplights, standing in line, download time, waiting for washing machine)
- Part 1
- Days 1: Listening and Reading
- Part 2
- Days 1-7: Investigation - Exploration of Body, Feeling Tone, Mind States
- Part 3
- Days 8-11: Meaning
- Part 4
- Days 11-14: Relationship to Personal Life
- Part 5
- Days 14-15: Deepening Wisdom
Pre-reading - © 2001 Mary Rees
Contemplative Study Compilation - @ 2007 Mary Rees
Contemplative Reading Schedule inspired by applications of Lectio Divino: ancient method of scripture reading used by Christian monastics, contemporary preparation strategy for Roman Catholic homilists, and Greg Kramer's adaptation for Dharma Contemplation.
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