Thinking through Thomas Merton: Contemplation for Contemporary Times by Robert InchaustiRequirements: .PDF reader, 1.5 MbOverview: With the publication of The Seven Storey Mountain in 1948, Thomas Merton became a bestselling author, writing about spiritual contemplation in a modern context. Although Merton (1915-1968) lived as a Trappist monk, he advocated a spiritual life that was not […]
The Inner Experience: Notes on Contemplation by Thomas Merton, William H. ShannonRequirements: .ePUB, .MOBI/.AZW reader, 507 kbOverview: 176 pages, Released: September 11, 2012 – Now in paperback, revised and redesigned: This is Thomas Merton’s last book, in which he draws on both Eastern and Western traditions to explore the hot topic of contemplation/meditation in depth […]
Thoughts on the East by Thomas MertonRequirements: .PDF reader, 3 MbOverview: Unified by Merton’s belief that East and West share “a unity of outlook and purpose, a common spiritual climate,” this eclectic selection also offers a fascinating introduction by the late George Woodcock, author of the acclaimed critical study, Thomas Merton: Monk and Poet.Genre: Non-Fiction […]
Zen and the Birds of Appetite by Thomas MertonRequirements: .ePUB, .MOBI/.AZW reader, 2.9 MbOverview: “Zen enriches no one,” Thomas Merton provocatively writes in his opening statement to Zen and the Birds of Appetite–one of the last books to be published before his death in 1968. “There is no body to be found. The birds may […]
Run to the Mountain: The Journals of Thomas Merton by Thomas MertonRequirements: .PDF reader, 1.3 MbOverview: When Thomas Merton died accidentally in Bangkok in 1968, the beloved Trappist monk’s will specified that his personal diaries not be published for 25 years — presumably because they contained his uncensored thoughts and feelings. Now, a quarter of […]