I needed to take this deep book about meditation in the context of Christianity in small doses, reading it over a period of months, even though it is fairly short. Meditation is a vital spiritual discipline for me, but I find there is little written about it from the contemplative Christian point of view. I don't agree with everything Main says,but it has helped me form my meditation practice in the context of Christianity, since I learned meditation as more of a Buddhist practice. Main's thoughts are grounded in the Word as well as experience. I found gems like the following: "The purpose of meditation is that we listen and that we become attentive. We become attentive to the presence of God, who described himself in the definitive Old Testament revelation as "I AM WHO I AM." (p. 120) Most likely I will return to this bookfor treasured passages or to reread fully in the future. ( )