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In this work Freeman examines the radical question of our being in the world. We are here, he reflects, to come to continuous prayer, to a constant openness to the prayer of Christ in our hearts. Continuous prayer, he says, must not be understood as saying prayers all the time but as the living in a childlike state of simplicity, in which our ego concerns are left behind, opening the way to interior silence, communion with God, and greater pow...

Laurence Freeman shares insights into understanding Jesus in order to better understand ourselves. He teaches that the goal of life is to know fully who we are, and that self-transcendence is the way to self-knowledge. In this state, the centre of consciousness no longer resides in the ego. Individual identity is not lost but it is transcended. The practice of meditation harmonizes and integrates in the spirit all that we think and feel and sa...

This book focuses on teaching meditation to children as a powerful way to give their spirit a contact with the Life Source. Meditating offers children and adults an experiential chance to become aware that there is another way of relating with themselves and others, through a vital support system, a community, and a context of spiritual friendship.

Ein überzeugendes Plädoyer für die innere Dimension des Glaubens, die Erfahrung einer eigenen Beziehung zum Göttlichen. "Das Buch ist ein brillanter Entwurf für eine heutige christliche Spiritualität und Kontemplation, theologisch sehr sauber, ins Zentrum der christlichen kontemplativen Erfahrung führend, zugleich ein umfassendes Gesamtbild für ein heutiges Welt- und Glaubensverständnis." - Bernardin Schellenberger -BUCH DES MONATS in Publik-F...

Anyone who wants to save his life will lose it, but anyone who loses his life for my sake will find it' (Matthew 16.25). We often associate Lent with 'giving something up', but it is also a good time to begin or to deepen the practice of meditation. Through this ascetic discipline, we enter into the tradition of the Desert Fathers and, as we learn to nurture the silence within, come to experience joy and well-being in every area of our lives. ...

Much of today's fascination with and attraction to the Rule of St. Benedict can be attributed to John Main, a Benedictine monk, who first saw that this rule of life for monastic communities could be relevant for Christian living in the secular world. He founded a community of lay people who shared his vision and from this small beginning has grown. The World Community for Christian Meditation which today is active in numerous countries around ...

A spiritual travel memoir showing how the life of God can be found in the most unlikely places. From slum priests quietly bringing hope in the favelas of Brazil to the impact of a child's death on a whole community, Laurence Freeman movingly reveals how the sacred strains to find expression in every life, every place, every day.

Contemplation can and will transform the lives of busy working men and women in a turbulent world.

A practical introduction and guide to this ancient Christian practice, Sensing God includes easy-to-follow instructions, guidance and support, as well as 46 enriching daily reflections on the Gospels, highlighting their meaning and continued relevance for living today.

The Benedictine monk and writer, Laurence Freeman, took over the mantle of John Main after his death in 1982 and continues the work that he began, teaching Christians from all traditions the simplest way of prayer - meditation. It is simple in that it requires no words, yet encountering God without the safety barrier of our own thoughts and ideas is to open ourselves to total transformation. This collection of talks on Christian meditation is ...

The influence of the Benedictine monk John Main, who helped the church rediscover its contemplative roots, continues unabated more than 25 years after his death. The spiritual family of groups he founded, united in their daily practice of meditative prayer, consists of over 110, 000 members in more than 100 countries. Each year, many gather at the John Main Seminar, a major conference that promotes his vision and teaching.The 2007 conference h...

Many people today have a deep spiritual thirst and hunger that in many ways is as urgent as the material needs of developing nations. Unless affluent societies escape the addiction to materialism, they will be unable to feel the depth of compassion from which works of mercy and justice spring. Laurence Freeman teaches a way to spiritual health that is both ancient and new. The desert fathers practiced silent prayer and the church in our ow...

A humorous collection of cartoons from Walker, his third collection. Walker's work appears weekly in the "Church Times", and it examines the lighter side of churchgoing.