Listen to the Desert: Secerets of Spiritual Maturity from the Desert Fathers and Mothers

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About the Author Gregory Mayers is a Redmptorist piest who has worked in retreat and spiritual direction ministries for more than forty years. He holds M.Div. and M.R.E. degrees from the University of the State of New York. In 1981 he founded "The Contemplative Path," an institute dedicated to the teaching and practice of contemplation and Zen. He is currently director of the East-West Meditation Program at Mercy Center in Burlingame, CA. Trained in the Western tradition of contemplative practice, he is also an Associate Roshi of the Sambo Religious Foundation in Kamakura, Japan. In 2010 Fr. Greg received full transmission as an Authentic Zen Master from his teacher, Willigis Jager, who is the founder of the Empty Cloud Zen Lineage at Benediktushof, Holtzkirchen, Germany. Read more