This book brings together Father Main's insights into a range of issues: the hunger for prayer, the community of love, the monastic adventure, the spiritual relevance of Mary, and the inner journey of death.
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John Main effectively put the desert tradition of prayer to work in our own day. The roots of his distinctive spirituality lie deep in the fourth and fifth centuries, especially in the works of that great expositor of the desert world, John Cassian. The World Community for Christian Meditation which continues his mission is for me, as for many though out the world, a taste of what a committedly contemplative church might look and feel like. --Rowan Williams
John Main never said things in flashy ways, he is saying a lot more than superficial reading might allow one to see. By going to the roots of spirituality he laid a solid and radical foundation for social critique and social involvement. John main teaches us to move beyond all images for the sake of powerlessness. I have personally been gifted by the wisdom of this man. --Richard Rohr
John Main harmonized what he learned from the East and from the West. From every discovery there is a new creation. Main was not complicated - he was a symbol for us all. In this he was an authentic genius --Rainmon Panikkar --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
John Main never said things in flashy ways, he is saying a lot more than superficial reading might allow one to see. By going to the roots of spirituality he laid a solid and radical foundation for social critique and social involvement. John main teaches us to move beyond all images for the sake of powerlessness. I have personally been gifted by the wisdom of this man. --Richard Rohr
John Main harmonized what he learned from the East and from the West. From every discovery there is a new creation. Main was not complicated - he was a symbol for us all. In this he was an authentic genius --Rainmon Panikkar --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
John Main OSB discovered meditation in the East while working as a diplomat. This discovery eventually led him to become a Benedictine monk and to establish a new kind of Benedictine community dedicated to the practice and teaching of Christian meditation. Since his death this has expanded to become a world wide spiritual family with many forms of expression and outreach - a 'monastery without walls'. His deepest vision of life was that of a community of love. His books and recorded talks continue to inspire the growth and deepening of this teaching in fresh ways.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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