Sean Lambert

Our capacity for attention, assailed by the virtual world and the demands of modern media, is in crisis. Reclaiming our attention from their gravitational pull is the primary spiritual task of our time – and the goal of mindful formation. Sharing his own discovery of mindful formation, author Shaun Lambert equips us to reform our attentional capacities through personal attentiveness to God, and to reperceive the world. Having been divorced from his own capacity for attention through the childhood trauma of separation, Shaun shares how mindful formation liberated him from the limitations and strictures of the past into a joy-filled, Christ-centred present. We are all far more ‘spiritual’ than we know, capable of an emotional and mental integrity that enables us to be truly ourselves and connect deeply with others. Synthesising ancient contemplative rhythms, modern psychology research, rich theological perspectives and distinctive spiritual practices, Shaun distils how we can each find a path to spiritual liberation through mindful formation.