Serious contemporary practice

We have the accumulated wisdom, of the mystical tradition, and of the scriptures which can be opened up again. And we also have new psychological and scientifically medical ways of seeing their meaning. So the rules or the external suggestions that might be offered today will be different from those that were offered in a more devotional form or externally directed form of institutional Christianity. One example of that is John Main’s recommendation, that we meditate twice a day. And he says, actually this is the minimum. If you want to develop, cultivate the field of your heart and the field of your life and uncover the treasure of the kingdom, then a serious contemporary practice is necessary.

( Breakthrough by Laurence Freeman )