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| “We must move beyond the level of mental prayer: talking to God, thinking about God, asking God for our needs. We must go to the depths, to where the spirit of Jesus himself is praying in our hearts, in the deep silence of his union with our Father in the Holy Spirit.” Laurence Freeman, OSB, Christian Meditation, Your Daily Practice |
LAURENCE FREEMAN
Laurence Freeman is a Benedictine monk of the Congregation of Monte Oliveto and
Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation. He was born in England
where he was educated by the Benedictines and studied English Literature at Oxford
University.
Before entering monastic life he had experience with the United Nations, banking
and journalism. In the monastery his spiritual teacher was John Main with whom he
studied and whom he helped in the establishment of the first Christian Meditation
Centre in London. In 1977 he went with John Main at the invitation of the
Archbishop of Montreal to establish a Benedictine community of monks and laypeople
dedicated to the practice and teaching of Christian Meditation.
Fr Laurence studied theology at the Université de Montreal and at McGill University,
made his solemn monastic profession in 1979 and was ordained to the priesthood in
1980. After John Main’s death in 1982 he continued the work of teaching meditation
that had now begun to develop a global community. In 1991 Fr Laurence returned to
England to establish the International Centre of the newly formed World Community
for Christian Meditation that is now present in about a hundred countries. Laurence
Freeman is the author of many books and articles including "Light Within", "Selfless
Self", "Web of Silence", "Common Ground", "A Short Span of Days", "Your Daily
Practice" and "Jesus: The Teacher Within". He is also the editor of John Main’s works
and a member of the Board of Medio Media, the publishing arm of the World
Community. He has conducted dialogues and peace initiatives such as the historic
Way of Peace with the Dalai Lama and is active in inter-religious dialogue with other
faiths as well as in encouraging the teaching of Christian meditation to children and
students and in the re-appropriation of the contemplative wisdom tradition in the
Church and society at large.
Laurence Freeman is a Benedictine monk of the Congregation of Monte Oliveto and
Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation. He was born in England
where he was educated by the Benedictines and studied English Literature at Oxford
University.
Before entering monastic life he had experience with the United Nations, banking
and journalism. In the monastery his spiritual teacher was John Main with whom he
studied and whom he helped in the establishment of the first Christian Meditation
Centre in London. In 1977 he went with John Main at the invitation of the
Archbishop of Montreal to establish a Benedictine community of monks and laypeople
dedicated to the practice and teaching of Christian Meditation.
Fr Laurence studied theology at the Université de Montreal and at McGill University,
made his solemn monastic profession in 1979 and was ordained to the priesthood in
1980. After John Main’s death in 1982 he continued the work of teaching meditation
that had now begun to develop a global community. In 1991 Fr Laurence returned to
England to establish the International Centre of the newly formed World Community
for Christian Meditation that is now present in about a hundred countries. Laurence
Freeman is the author of many books and articles including "Light Within", "Selfless
Self", "Web of Silence", "Common Ground", "A Short Span of Days", "Your Daily
Practice" and "Jesus: The Teacher Within". He is also the editor of John Main’s works
and a member of the Board of Medio Media, the publishing arm of the World
Community. He has conducted dialogues and peace initiatives such as the historic
Way of Peace with the Dalai Lama and is active in inter-religious dialogue with other
faiths as well as in encouraging the teaching of Christian meditation to children and
students and in the re-appropriation of the contemplative wisdom tradition in the
Church and society at large.
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