Speaking freely with Laurence Freeman, Jack Murta, ex-politician and WCCM Canadian National Coordinator, reflects on how the different watersheds of his life were unified by the sense of God as the ground of his being and his own growing capacity to listen. He reflects on the present crisis with tough realism and yet also with hope for the light at the end of the tunnel. Both are underscored by his own experience of meditation and his sense of the key importance of its teaching to others: politicians, the homeless, children, or anyone looking for the ground of being he has discovered meditation reveals to all who seek it.
Born on a farm in Alberta, Canada, Jack Murta entered politics young. Driven by a large dose of ambition, he was also guided by his faith and easy connection with ordinary people. After a successful career in Ottawa, he became involved in caring for the homeless of Ottawa while also nurturing the spiritual aspect of the lives of many politicians. As a meditator now for nearly 20 years, he became WCCM Canadian National Coordinator.
This talk was part of the Contemplative Path Through the Crisis Programme. You can learn more here.
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