Ah, so you have had some new age influence in your life. That makes sense.
Of course, you are free to believe whatever you want to believe.
I didn’t come here to argue. I came to warn Christians about the dangers of contemplative/new age/Eastern spirituality. That is my “job.”
I would challenge you to do some reading at the links I posted, even just to educate yourself about why some people are opposed to contemplative spirituality. I wish you the best. :-)
The Lord is my teacher -- I don't presume to 'educate myself'. Rather than direct folks to a website that is not your own, why don't you tell us from your own personal experience what harm comes from meditation and contemplative prayer? How is the infusing of the Holy Spirit harmful? How is setting aside time each day for prayer harmful?
You keep insisting on slapping a boogyman label on something all the worlds religions have in common. Why don't you focus your vocation on the real evils in the world rather than mess with something that the Lord has well in hand?
The spiritual state of western culture is in a critical condition. Looking at television, movies and what is considered entertainment one finds sex and violence in everything. The world assaults all that is pious and holy.
In most folks hearts, they cannot reconcile what is happening and end up with depression or anxiety disorders -- or worse. The medical profession treats the symptoms by prescribing all kinds of medication. Without dealing with the root cause: knowing God. Several generations now are in this state.
I have a healing ministry and I can't tell you the number of times I hear "I feel dead inside". The answer to this is prayer, meditation, reflection and contemplation. Every individual has their own tools already or only need some gentle direction to develop a routine to invite the Divine Healer into their lives. Being in the mid-west, I find a lot involved with fundamentalist traditions who, like yourself, slam the door on spirituality of any kind.
The Catholic faith accepts them with open arms as do many others. The whole goal is to provide a supportive environment where the person feels comfortable to grow and progress along their spiritual journey in light.
If, as you say, 'Christians' are worried that spiritual practices will infiltrate their churches, folks will go elsewhere. Personally, I had a devastating experience when rejected by my church for a gift bestowed by a loving God. I finally left after years of trying to find someone there that could understand.
My personal daily routine is to get up early before the house is awake and meditate with the Word -- usually from the Gospels or Psalms -- followed by quiet reflection which I allow the Lord to speak to me. The results vary from self-knowledge which I note in my journal, poetry which is revealing, insights and revelations of all sorts, blissful states of indescribable ecstasy and so on. This I define as contemplation. I try to spend an appropriate amount of time with what has been given as a Divine gift and use it to plan my day.
I share a lot with my wife and have a healthy and spiritual marriage. I have a spiritual director who is also pastor of my on-line church community. We chat frequently and the community is becoming very vibrant and supportive.
So, what do I need to be warned from? How am I giving bad advice? The Bible has a deep spiritual meaning beyond the translated literal sense -- only the Lord can open that up and reveal it. Once seen and applied THAT is how to convert folks to Christianity. THAT is where the Church will thrive.