The World Community for Christian Meditation, inclusive of all denominations, shares a commitment to the discipline of meditation inspired by the early Christian Desert Fathers and Mothers, and John Cassian in particular, as taught by Fr. John Main, OSB (1926-1982).

Fr. Laurence Freeman OSB, his successor, a Benedictine monk and Director of the World Community for Christian Meditation, continues the teaching. It transforms our lives in the discipline of its twice daily practice and creates community - a monastery without walls.