About the School

The School is an important new development in the life of the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM). Since its first meeting in 1997 it has proved an exciting and enriching way to deepen and extend the path of meditation. The purpose of the School is to serve the mission of the Community, which is:

"To communicate and nurture meditation as passed on through the teaching of John Main in the Christian tradition in the spirit of serving the unity of all."

The School has the specific purpose of guiding and supporting those, who feel called to share the gift of meditation with others, be it one-to-one, as a group leader or by giving talks to newcomers. It does this by deepening knowledge of the tradition and understanding the experience of meditation. It encourages sharing of talents and resources within the Community.

 

 

“Teachers are needed. But teachers cannot be produced for the spiritual pilgrimage of prayer as we can teachers for our schools within two or three years. The teaching involved is not comparable to any other form of teaching or technique of training. It is not a question of taking a course in techniques of prayer, or attending seminars on spirituality. The means, context, style and presentation are all in the power of the Lord Jesus, the Teacher within. But the teachers-in-community are in a real sense the channel for this power in the initial stages of growth. What they need is the actual experience and knowledge of being on the pilgrimage themselves and being led thereon by a power within and beyond themselves. It is rather expressed as an absence rather than a possession, an unlearning rather than a skill.”
(John Main - 'Community of Love')

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