The Institute encourages spiritual enquiry through a variety of avenues, in an informed and open setting under a Christian aegis. Details are below. The phrase which John Main recommended is 'Maranatha'. It is in Aramaic, the language Jesus himself spoke, and means 'Come, Lord' .
Meditation involves coming to a stillness of spirit and a stillness of body.
The extraordinary thing is that, despite all the distractions of the modern world and our own busy lives, this silence is perfectly possible for all of us. To attain silence and stillness we have to devote time, energy and love. The mantra is simply a means of turning our attention beyond ourselves, a method of drawing us away from our own thoughts and concerns. We turn the searchlight of consciousness off ourselves. The real work of meditation is to attain harmony of body, mind and spirit and to be with the Lord.