The 2015 John Main Seminar – Booking Details Cancellation Policy Telephone cancellations are not eligible for a refund. If you need to cancel your registration and request a refund please advise us by email. A NZ$75 administrative fee will be charged on all cancellations. Cancellations for any reason received after 30 November 2014 will not be eligible for a refund. Special Needs, Travel and Accommodation Information

Accommodation: Single rooms, with six rooms sharing a gender specific bathroom. Bed linen and towels supplied.

Special Needs: There are no lifts so if you require a room on the ground floor please advise us by email.

Food Options: All meals are provided on campus. Off campus options are limited. No self-catering facilities.

Retreat: All meals from Monday afternoon tea (3pm) to Thursday lunch.

Seminar: All meals from Thursday afternoon tea (3pm) to Sunday lunch.

Check in:

Address: University of Waikato, Student Village office, Gate 1, Knighton Road, Hamilton. Volunteers will guide you to the registration desk and then to your accommodation.

Retreat: Registration 2pm to 5.30pm Monday 12 January, 2015. Dinner at 6pm and opening session commences at 7:30pm.

Seminar: Registration 3pm to 5.30pm Thursday 15 January 2015. Dinner at 6pm and opening session commences at 7:30pm.

The seminar concludes Sunday 18 January at 1pm.

Travel to Hamilton The University of Waikato is located in Hamilton, in the province of Waikato. It is an easy 90-minute drive from Auckland International Airport to the University. There are many options for hiring a vehicle from the airport.

Contact office@johnmainseminar2015.com

David Tacey Author of numerous works on religion,

spirituality and society.

Pre-seminar Silent Meditation Retreat

Meditation as a Modern Spiritual Path 12-15 January, 2015

with

Fr. Laurence Freeman OSB Spiritual guide and director of the

World Community for Christian Meditation

For more information and to register visit www.johnmainseminar2015.com

YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE AT www.johnmainseminar2015.com OR FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW AND POST TO: John Main Seminar, 17C Arthur Road, Manurewa, Auckland, 2102, New Zealand.

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Retreat / Seminar Registration:(NZD)Option Early bird to 30/09/2014 From 01/10/2014 Retreat & Seminar $890 $990 Retreat only $420 $520 Seminar only $490 $590 *Commuter seminar $250 $350 **Pilgrimage $220 $220

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The 2015 John Main Seminar 15-18 January, 2015

University of Waikato Hamilton, New Zealand

Spirituality and Religionin a Secular Age

The New Zealand Community for Christian Meditation presents

Silent Retreat

Spirituality and Religion in a Secular Age We live in a period of history in which public opinion is privileging spirituality above religion, and where the latter is regarded with a good deal of suspicion. The construction of spirituality and religion as opposites is anomalous from an historical point of view. Spirituality once referred to the living core of religion, and those who wanted to take religion a step further than common experience were said to be spiritual. Now those who are “not very religious” are claiming to be spiritual. In today’s climate, it is not popular to point to the ongoing connection between spirituality and religion, but in ideal conditions they belong together and have a great deal to offer each other. David Tacey is Professor of Literature at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia where he teaches courses on spirituality, cultural studies, analytical psychology, and literature. He is the author of 13 books including The Darkening Spirit: Jung, Spirituality, Religion (2013); Edge of the Sacred: Jung, Psyche, Earth (2009) and The Spirituality Revolution: The Emergence of Contemporary Spirituality (2003). For more information on David Tacey and other talks he will be giving at the seminar visit www.johnmainseminar2015.com

The John Main Seminar 15-18 January, 2015

The Location Hamilton is New Zealand’s largest inland city, situated on the banks of the Waikato River. Visitors have easy access to iconic attractions such as Waitomo Caves, Hobbiton, Raglan’s surf coast and much more. Auckland International Airport, the Coromandel Peninsula, Rotorua, Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty are all just over 90 minutes’ drive away. Further south is Lake Taupo and Tongariro National Park, site of the world’s greatest one-day walk across the volcanic plateau. For more information visit www.hamiltonwaikato.com

The Venue NZCCM has used the University of Waikato Hamilton Campus for its national retreats on three previous occasions. The Campus is centrally located in Hamilton, with the conference campus accommodation being only a short five minute stroll away from the seminar venue. The Novotel and Ibis Hotels are approximately 10 minutes’ drive from campus. For more information visit www.waikato.ac.nz

The New Zealand Community for Christian Meditation The 2015 John Main Seminar is being organised by members of the New Zealand Community for Christian Meditation. There are currently over 70 meditation groups around the country meeting weekly in churches, schools, hospitals, homes and community halls. For more information on NZCCM visit www.christianmeditationnz.org.nz

Meditation as a Modern Spiritual Path

Hokianga and Bay of IslandsCoach departs Waikato University on Monday 19 January. Travel time to Northland is approximately 6 to 7 hours. Accommodation on Motuti marae (mattresses, pillow, bed linen provided) and pilgrims will be hosted by local Maori. Participants need to provide their own towels. Self-catered lunch and snacks en-route. Return to Auckland International Airport at approximately 7.00pm or Hamilton central around 8.45pm on Wednesday 21 January. Cost $220 per person.

At some point in life we realise that we are not just finding time for a spiritual journey because that is just what life itself is. We seek to make sense of the hardships we suffer and to understand the meaning of happiness. Meditation then becomes the most important direction-giver and source of personal stability. Inner and outer become harmonised. Relationships are changed and values are clarified. We see that the psychological and physical benefits of meditation point to deeper spiritual fruits. Laurence Freeman OSB will explore these connections and suggest how they transform our lives.

Post-seminar pilgrimage