Thank You and welcome to the Website of the World Community for Christian Meditation.-INDIA (www.wccm-india.org).

The World Community for Christian Meditation ( www.wccm.org ) took form in 1991. The World Community continues the legacy of John Main in teaching Christian Meditation and his work of restoring the contemplation dimension of Christian faith in the life of the Church. (Link to John Main in www.wccm.org ) The Community is now directed by Laurence Freeman, a student of John Main and a Benedictine monk of the Olivetan Congregation.

(Link to Laurence Freeman in www.wccm.org ). We have our International Centre and a Meditation Retreat centre in London. There are a number of Centres in over a hundred countries around the world, forming a Community that is a kind of “monastery without walls”. The foundation of this Community is the local meditation groups, which meet regularly in homes and parishes.

The World Community is ecumenical and serves a universal 'catholic' unity in its dialogue both with Christian churches and other faiths. We encourage and try to support the daily practice of meditation knowing its power to change hearts and so to transform our world.

The Indian Centre of the World Community for Christian Meditation has been founded and animated by Rev Fr. Joseph Pereira. Born on 6th September1942, in Vasai, Maharashtra, Fr. Joe, as he is popularly known, was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest on 21st September , 1967. Fr Joe is based in Mumbai in the church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Bandra, his office at Mount Mary's Basilica, Bandra, Mumbai, as well at the Kripa Centre in Vasai. His work in the field of Christian Meditation is assisted by Christopher Mendonca (Email:-wccm2010@gmail.com) and Mrs. Joan Manohar (Email:- joanmanohar789@gmail.com)

Fr. Joe is the Founder Managing Trustee of Kripa Foundation, the largest NGO in India working in the field of addiction and HIV/AIDS. Funded by the Government of India as well as private contributions, Kripa has 58 varied facilities in 18 locations all over India.
Fr. Joe has made a unique contribution to the treatment of substance addiction by integrating the practice of Yoga and Meditation into the curative process. A student of Yoga under the renowned Yogacharya B.K.S Iyengar and a certified instructor of Yoga, he has structured specific postures (asanas), breathing (pranayama) and meditation (dhyana) in the Kripa Model for the recovery of addicts and people living with HIV/ AIDS. Fr Joe Email Id:- jpst_1995@yahoo.co.uk

The Dalai Lama says “The practice of meditation becomes important for the transformation of our mind. And this must also be true for the Christian practitioner. Of course Christians are seeking help or blessings from God. But spiritual transformation must also involve our own effort. For example, God's blessing is always present; God's grace is always here. But to the non-believer, you see, that that blessing may not enter his or her heart. Or, it may not enter easily because the level of effort from his or her side is missing. So Christian practitioners also need, to practise, some kind of personal effort, in spirituality. And it is here that meditation is valuable”.

If you are not practising meditation, we hope your visit to this website would encourage you to start. If you are already a meditator, there are resources on this website that could help you in your spiritual journey. There are a number of local meditation groups that you can join to initiate and continue your daily practice. Meditation is also practised , twice a day, in many Kripa centres in India. You are most welcome to visit the Kripa centre that is most convenient to you.

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