In a recent episode of ABC Radio National’s Soul Search, Laurence Freeman OSB, Director of the World Community for Christian Meditation, explores the transformative power of silence and stillness in today’s restless world.
In conversation with Meredith Lake, he reflects on how meditation—understood as “pure attention”—moves us beyond distraction into presence, opening a path to deeper awareness, compassion, and peace. Rooted in the Christian contemplative tradition yet resonating across spiritual paths, this practice invites us not to think about life, but to be fully present within it.
The episode also considers how meditation connects with action, leadership, and peacemaking, offering a timely vision of contemplative wisdom as a response to the challenges of our age.
