Book Review: Christian Meditation
Christian Meditation
Contemplative Prayer for a New Generation
Novalis
1996
Paul Harris is a former director of the Christian Meditation Centre in London. This book acknowledges the difficulties that many Christians discover on their first encounter with contemplative prayer and offers a clear, practical guide to daily practice of meditation.
The author addresses the most frequently asked questions and most commonly held misconceptions about this spiritual discipline. He also discusses other aspects of Christian meditation, such as: the mantra and its role in meditation, the body in meditation, unity with other faiths, starting a meditation group, commitment and perseverance, spiritual guidance, etc.
He draws primarily on the teaching of Scripture and that of the Benedictine monk John Main, as well as John Cassian, the 4th century Desert monks, and the Cloud of Unknowing.
The author addresses the most frequently asked questions and most commonly held misconceptions about this spiritual discipline. He also discusses other aspects of Christian meditation, such as: the mantra and its role in meditation, the body in meditation, unity with other faiths, starting a meditation group, commitment and perseverance, spiritual guidance, etc.
He draws primarily on the teaching of Scripture and that of the Benedictine monk John Main, as well as John Cassian, the 4th century Desert monks, and the Cloud of Unknowing.
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Sr. Pascaline Coff, OSB, was one of the founding members of MID and has been one of its most loyal and dedicated supporters ever since. Among her many contributions to the board have been those of serving as executive secretary and as the first editor of the AIM/MID bulletin. She is the co-founder of Osage Monastery in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. She is a member of the Bede Griffiths International Literary Trust. Osage Monastery is one of the Bede Griffiths Centers that has a significant collection of his works.
Paul Turner Harris is journalist, meditation teacher, and a frequent writer about contemplative prayer and spirituality.