International Christian Meditation Leader visits Hobart
Christian meditation was first practised by 4th Century Christian hermits who set up in Egypt because they weren't happy with how the church was going at home. A Benedictine monk, John Main, reintroduced the practice to the West in the 1960s. There are now 1500 groups who meet weekly in homes, parishes, hospitals, prisons and colleges in 200 countries.
Father Laurence Freeman, the current director of the Worldwide Community for Christian Meditation, will be directing a silent retreat in Hobart at Maryknoll in Blackmans Bay on Monday 30 April from 9 am till 4 pm. His public talk, entitled 'Life, death and meditation: How a contemplative mind holds the contradictions of human experience in a peaceful and loving tension' will take place at the Stanley Burbury Theatre, UTAS, Tuesday 1 May at 7:30 pm.
Father Laurence is an engaging speaker who says the daily practice of meditation can reduce our feelings of isolation and restore a sense of connectedness. Meditation leads us to a discovery of our own uniqueness. It's as if 'the universe were a giant jigsaw puzzle with an infinite number of pieces and you and I are individual, indispensable, unique pieces in that puzzle.'
Enquiries please ring Vivienne on 03 6223 4015. Go to WCCM or The Australian Christian Meditation Community.