These conferences were first given at the Abbey of Gethsemani and have since proved an excellent introduction to the way of meditation in the Christian tradition. The author begins by describing his own spiritual journey into this way and goes on to show how it is a way open to all who wish to "open themselves fully to the wonder of God, to the enduring present".

A reissue of this classic collection of writings by John Main, exploring the benefits of silent prayer and Christian meditation

John Main (1926-1982) was an English Benedictine monk who pioneered the practice of Christian meditation. His work inspired the foundation of the World Community for Christian Meditation and a network of hundreds of meditation groups around the world. Contents include: - Holy Mystery - Being with God - Letting go - Embracing the world - One hundred sayings on prayer, God, and love.

Many thousands of people across the world have found their spiritual lives enriches by the daily practice of Christian meditation, the method of silent prayer taught by Benedictine monk John Main. It is a tradition which draws on the ancient wisdom of the Bible, the Hindu Upanishads and the early Christian Desert Fathers.John Main wrote several books on contemplative prayer before he died in 1982, but this collection is the only one to draw the essence of all his teachings into one volume. Paul Harris has devotedly selected the essential extracts from each of John Main's works and arranged them here in an attractive and practical daily readings format.>