Christian Meditation: Your Daily Practice

by Laurence Freeman

A concise handbook by a highly respected meditation teacher.Written in the tradition of John Main, the pioneer who revived the Christian tradition of meditation, this book is an ideal introduction to the discipline of daily meditation.John Main called the practice of meditation a pilgrimage to our own heart. Laurence Freeman adds that "the solitude of meditation cures our most painful loneliness and reveals that we are in a deep and essential relationship."For anyone who seeks fullness of being and a deepening of his or her spiritual life, Christian Your Daily Practice is a perfect guide. Here are practical essentials of meditation leading the reader to the still centre of prayer, "the human consciousness of Jesus worshipping God in the Spirit."

Genres: Spirituality, Christianity, Religion

64 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1997

About the author

Laurence Freeman is a Benedictine monk of the Congregation of Monte Oliveto Maggiore in the Abbey of S Maria del Pilastrello, Lendinara Italy. With Irish and English roots, Laurence Freeman was educated by the Benedictines and studied English Literature at New College, Oxford University. Before entering monastic life, he worked with the United Nations in New York, in Banking and Journalism.

He is Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM) a global, inclusive contemplative community. He now resides at Bonnevaux, the WCCM international home in France, and a centre for peace where meditation is practiced and taught as a way to personal and organisational transformation.

A writer, citizen of the world and international teacher, Fr Laurence is the author of many articles and books including: Light Within, The Selfless Self, Your Daily Practice, Jesus: The Teacher Within, First Sight: The Experience of Faith, Web of Silence, and his latest book Good Work Meditation for Personal and Organizational Transformation. He collaborated with the Dalai Lama on many dialogues and the groundbreaking book The Good Heart.

Freeman was awarded the Order of Canada in 2012 in recognition of his work for interfaith dialogue and the promotion of world peace.

Reviews

[David S · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and helpful introduction to an ancient Christian practice

Many people believe that meditation is an exclusively Buddhist practice, yet this powerful technique dates back to the early Christians. Sadly, it has been lost to much of the modern church and often viewed with suspicion, which is a shame as the world needs a way of finding God away from the noise of the world and our internal chatter and distractions. Christian meditation creates space for God's Holy Spirit to "break through" and avoids an over reliance on our own words. It works alongside other forms of prayer and worship : I follow meditation with intercession and scripture. This short book describes all you need to get started with this simple, but often challenging, practice in just a few chapters.

[Iri · Rating 2 out of 5]

Krátká příručka, která tluče na bránu vedoucí ke kořenům celého křesťanského mysteria, ale ta – očividně – zůstává zavřená. A zatím zůstává zavřená i pro mě. Asi tuším, co se mi autor snažil fakt jednoduše sdělit, ale ta jednoduchost je pro mě zatím tak abstraktní (i když i v tom abstraktnu tušená), že nezbyde nic než následovat návod a zkoušet na vlastní pěst.
Třeba jednou taky pochopím, o co má jít. A pochopím i použití sebevědomě naroubovaných citátů z bible na potřebu sdělení.
Zatím jsem jen příliš pyšný skeptik.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

An easy read, and thorough

This is a very useful guide to Christian Meditation as taught by John Main. Freeman concisely covers the background and the process and includes a list of resources for further reading.
As an introduction to Christian Meditation, this is a very useful book.

[Musiclib · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful primer. Even if you are already practicing Christian meditation, it's a good refresher.

[Mark Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book for beginning the practice of meditation

I would highly recommend this book as it fleshs out the practice of meditation. I very good beginning book to read.

[Jack Morris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent as both primer and review!!!

Excellent for an old TM practitioner
As a refresher and a new approach to daily meditation. It's all here for anyone.

[Stephen London · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is good for what it us. Be aware that this is a very short introduction to the practice of Christian meditation with list of resources. That being said, there is a lot of wisdom in here. I found it helpful.

[Carina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my cup of tea. A good little read but think I rather a simple daily rosary for my meditation.

[Emerson John Tiu Ng · Rating 5 out of 5]

..This little book describes how to start meditation and explains the Christian roots of meditations...

[Paulo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic link between meditation practice and christian way of prayer. I never had heard about it , and feel myself enchoraged to practice. Months ago , I felt how important it was for me.