Soothing sounds and music can help us enter into Centering Prayer. They can include a gentle gong or in the monastic Christian tradition, Gregorian chant. A more modern interfaith example is Taizé Music.

 

Taizé music developed out of the ecumenical monastic community in Taizé, France, partly in response to the growing crowds of thousands of young people visiting each year. Given the common prayer’s simplicity, it lends itself easily to participation by all present, across differences of language, denomination or culture.

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