These talks offer fresh insight on the problem of the ego and the role of asceticism. The ego is a great force in today’s consumer society but, Fr Laurence says, there is a natural gravity in the human soul that draws it towards God. This is the primary human will. The way to recover this primary will is asceticism, and the single word in meditation is a way of ascesis that strikes at the root of the ego.

These talks were given to monks at Gethsemani Abbey, Kentucky, USA, in 1992.

The Ego on Our Spiritual Journey II belongs to the Meditatio Talks Series, a collection of talks designed for sharing the teaching of meditation and for personal reflection. The talks offer encouragement and inspiration for the practice of meditation and a deeper understanding of the spiritual journey.

Some titles in the Meditatio Talks Series are:

The Prayer that Jesus Taught (2006 A-D) 
The Ego on Our Spiritual Journey I & II (2008 A-B) 
In Times of Anxiety (2009 C)