The Ego On Our Spiritual Journey

“Our ego is not our true self. In pure prayer, the ego is transcended. It is in that work of pure prayer that our false identification with the ego is gradually diminished, and the true self begins to emerge.”

This book helps us to respond to the challenging words of Jesus: “If anyone wishes to be a follower of mine, he must leave self behind”. Laurence Freeman presents the gentle discipline of meditation ”“ the silent prayer of the heart ”“ as the way to make a personal reality of this teaching in our own daily experience. Through this simple practice we come to realise that we are on what he calls “a journey into God”¦a journey that becomes less and less measurable.” Eventually we come to know that “our life is an endless following of the Word.”

Contents

• The Ego - The True Self - Egoless Prayer ”“ Pure Prayer - - Our True Self ”“ A Child of God - Christ in Contemplative Experience - - The Prayer of Faith - Wholeness - Self-Knowledge - Death and Resurrection - The Journey of Meditation - The Stages of our Journey - How to Meditate
• The World Community for Christian Meditation

Editors' Note: This book is a record of talks given by Father Laurence. The original wording has been retained in order not to lose the directness and intimacy unique to this way of teaching a living tradition.