NEW EDITION: 7 LESSONS AND 7 EXERCISES FOR BEGINNERS THIS WORKBOOK FOR BEGINNERS contains the basic steps of Christian meditation, also known as the ancient practice of "inner silence," originally imparted by Jesus to his closest disciples. The product of four decades of comparative religion research and meditation practice, these pages are primarily based on the four canonical Gospels as well as the Old Testament. They are based on the assumption that to practice Christian meditation you do not need to change your present beliefs or specific religious denomination. Thus, the teaching...