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John Main

John Douglas Main, OSB, (21 January 1926 – 30 December 1982) was an English Roman Catholic priest and Benedictine monk who presented a way of Christian meditation which used a prayer-phrase or mantra. In 1975, Main began Christian meditation groups which met at Ealing Abbey, his monastery in West London, England, and, later, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.…

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Douglas William Victor Main 21 January 1926 London, England
Died
30 December 1982(1982-12-30) (aged 56) Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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related to Life · 25
John Main → Aramaic, British Colonial Service, Canons Regular, Christian, Come Lord, David, Douglas Main, Dr Swami Satyananda, Dublin, Eileen Main, England, He, In, Kuala Lumpur, Lateran, London, Main, Malaya, Maranatha, Pontifical Athenaeum Angelicum
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John Main → An Anthology, Christ, Christian Meditation, Daily Readings, Door, Essential Writings, Every Season, Expanding Spiritual Horizons Through, For, Meditation, Moment, Silence, Stillness, The Path, The Way, The World Community For, Unknowing, WCCM, Word
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John Main → 30 December 1982(1982-12-30) (aged 56) Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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John MainBornDouglas William Victor Main 21 January 1926 London, England1.00infobox
John MainDied30 December 1982(1982-12-30) (aged 56) Montreal, Quebec, Canada1.00infobox
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John Mainrelated to BooksEssential Writings0.60section
John Mainrelated to BooksDoor0.60section
John Mainrelated to BooksAn Anthology0.60section
John Mainrelated to BooksThe Way0.60section

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