Fr. Main (1926-1982), an Irish monk raised in England, has written an intelligent and brilliantly instructive book on Christian prayer and meditation. Based on the tradition of ancient Church father & mystic John Cassian, prayer centers on the mantra (primarily the Aramaic word "Maranatha," which means "Come, Lord"), thus stilling the heart and mind and opening ourselves to God & Christ's presence within. Fr. Bede Griffiths praised and assessed Fr. Main as one of the leading spiritual guides of our day.
Here he roots it in a Scriptural and Trinitarian tradition, and describes the process of personal growth and change into which meditation leads us.
(This book is drawn from the John Main cassette series The Essential Teaching).