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Cold War Letters (Paperback): Thomas Merton Cold War Letters (Paperback)
Thomas Merton
R635 R525 Discovery Miles 5 250 Save R110 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Published in book form for the first time, Thomas Merton's

Seven Storey Mountain (Hardcover): Thomas Merton Seven Storey Mountain (Hardcover)
Thomas Merton
R909 R771 Discovery Miles 7 710 Save R138 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Come Into the Silence (Paperback): Thomas Merton Come Into the Silence (Paperback)
Thomas Merton
R271 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190 Save R52 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dialogues with Silence (Paperback): Thomas Merton Dialogues with Silence (Paperback)
Thomas Merton
R449 R370 Discovery Miles 3 700 Save R79 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A Search for Solitude - Pursuing the Monk's True Life; the Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume Three: 1952-1960 (Paperback,... A Search for Solitude - Pursuing the Monk's True Life; the Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume Three: 1952-1960 (Paperback, New edition)
Thomas Merton; Edited by Lawrence S. Cunningham
R520 R442 Discovery Miles 4 420 Save R78 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The third volume of Thomas Merton's journals chronicles Merton's attempts to reconcile his desire for solitude and contemplation with the demands of his new-found celebrity status within the strictures of conventional monastic life.

The Seven Storey Mountain (Paperback, Centenary ed): Thomas Merton The Seven Storey Mountain (Paperback, Centenary ed)
Thomas Merton
R661 R540 Discovery Miles 5 400 Save R121 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The complete and unedited edition of Thomas Merton's famous autobiography, one of the greatest works of spiritual pilgrimage ever written. 'The Seven Storey Mountain is a book one reads with a pencil so as to make it one's own.' Graham Greene 'A remarkable book, a classic of its kind, written in a vivid, rich and alert style which ranges from crisp vernacular to passionate eloquence, full of picturesque incident and passing at times into religious ecstasy.' The Times Literary Supplement 'A book which may well prove to be of permanent interest in the history of religious experience.' Evelyn Waugh

When the Trees Say Nothing - Writings on Nature (Paperback): Thomas Merton When the Trees Say Nothing - Writings on Nature (Paperback)
Thomas Merton
R423 R350 Discovery Miles 3 500 Save R73 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The first collection of Thomas Merton's nature writings serves as a primer on eco-spirituality. Thomas Merton: millions know him as the author of The Seven Storey Mountain, the international bestseller and a modern spiritual classic. Now, in the first collection of his writings on nature, Merton is revealed as a man whose spirituality is rooted in nature, an environmentalist ahead of his time. These writings reveal Merton's approach to ecology as a spiritual issue that exposes the degree of human alienation from the sacredness of the planet. Kathleen Deignan, has skillfully grouped over 300 of Merton's nature writings into thematic sections on the seasons, elements, creatures and other topics and has added an informative introduction. A foreword by renowned environmental and spiritual mentor Thomas Berry and art by John Giuliani complete this important compilation.

A Book of Hours (Hardcover): Thomas Merton A Book of Hours (Hardcover)
Thomas Merton
R583 R482 Discovery Miles 4 820 Save R101 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Thomas Merton was the most popular proponent of the Christian contemplative tradition in the twentieth century. Now, for the first time, his most lyrical and prayerful writings have been arranged into A Book of Hours, which provides such a rich resource for daily prayer and contemplation that imitates the increasingly popular ancient monastic practice of "praying the hours". Editor Kathleen Deignan mined Merton's voluminous writings, arranging prayers for Dawn, Day, Dusk, and Dark for each of the days of the week. A Book of Hours gives readers a wide spectacle of texts, with psalms, prayers, readings, and reflections.

Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire - A Buddhist Proposal for Peace (Paperback): Thich Nhat Hanh Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire - A Buddhist Proposal for Peace (Paperback)
Thich Nhat Hanh; Foreword by Thomas Merton; Introduction by Kosen Gregory Snyder
R473 R356 Discovery Miles 3 560 Save R117 (25%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Zen and the Birds of Appetite (Paperback): Thomas Merton Zen and the Birds of Appetite (Paperback)
Thomas Merton
R327 Discovery Miles 3 270 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

"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 come and circle for a while... but they soon go elsewhere. When they are gone, the 'nothing, ' the 'no-body' that was there, suddenly appears. That is Zen. It was there all the time but the scavengers missed it, because it was not their kind of prey." This gets at the humor, paradox, and joy that one feels in Merton's discoveries of Zen during the last years of his life, a joy very much present in this collection of essays. Exploring the relationship between Christianity and Zen, especially through his dialogue with the great Zen teacher D.T. Suzuki, the book makes an excellent introduction to a comparative study of these two traditions, as well as giving the reader a strong taste of the mature Merton. Never does one feel him losing his own faith in these pages; rather one feels that faith getting deeply clarified and affirmed. Just as the body of "Zen" cannot be found by the scavengers, so too, Merton suggests, with the eternal truth of Christ

Silence, Joy (Paperback): Thomas Merton Silence, Joy (Paperback)
Thomas Merton; Edited by Christopher Wait
R325 R263 Discovery Miles 2 630 Save R62 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this day of mindless distraction, we're desperate for reasons to put down our phones and reconnect with our spiritual selves. In time for the 50th anniversary of Thomas Merton's death in 1968, Silence, Joy is an invitation to slow down, take a breath, make a space for silence, and open up to joy. Poet, monk, spiritual advisor, and social critic, Thomas Merton is a unique-and uniquely beloved-figure of the twentieth century, and this little rosary brings together his best-loved poems and prose. Drawn from classics like New Seeds Of Contemplation and The Way Of Chuang Tzu as well as less famous books, the writings in Silence, Joy offer the reader deep, calming stillness, flights of ecstatic praise, steadying words of wisdom, and openhearted laughter. Manna for Merton lovers and a warm embrace for novices, this slim collection is a delightful gift.

Inner Experience (Paperback): Thomas Merton Inner Experience (Paperback)
Thomas Merton
R372 R335 Discovery Miles 3 350 Save R37 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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 and to show how we can practice true contemplation in everyday life.

Never before published except as a series of articles (one per chapter) in an academic journal, this book on contemplation was revised by Merton shortly before his untimely death. The material bridges Merton's early work on Catholic monasticism, mysticism, and contemplation with his later writing on Eastern, especially Buddhist, traditions of meditation and spirituality. This book thus provides a comprehensive understanding of contemplation that draws on the best of Western and Eastern traditions.

Merton was still tinkering with this book when he died; it was the book he struggled with most during his career as a writer. But now the Merton Legacy Trust and experts have determined that the book makes such a valuable contribution as his major comprehensive presentation of contemplation that they have allowed its publication.

The Seven Storey Mountain - An Autobiography of Faith (Paperback, 50th Anniversary ed.): Thomas Merton The Seven Storey Mountain - An Autobiography of Faith (Paperback, 50th Anniversary ed.)
Thomas Merton 2
R525 R413 Discovery Miles 4 130 Save R112 (21%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A modern-day Confessions of Saint Augustine, The Seven Storey Mountain is one of the most influential religious works of the twentieth century. This edition contains an introduction by Merton's editor, Robert Giroux, and a note to the reader by biographer William H. Shannon. It tells of the growing restlessness of a brilliant and passionate young man whose search for peace and faith leads him, at the age of twenty-six, to take vows in one of the most demanding Catholic orders--the Trappist monks. At the Abbey of Gethsemani, "the four walls of my new freedom," Thomas Merton struggles to withdraw from the world, but only after he has fully immersed himself in it. The Seven Storey Mountain has been a favorite of readers ranging from Graham Greene to Claire Booth Luce, Eldridge Cleaver, and Frank McCourt. And, in the half-century since its original publication, this timeless spiritual tome has been published in over twenty languages and has touched millions of lives.

No Man is an Island (Paperback): Thomas Merton No Man is an Island (Paperback)
Thomas Merton
R437 R335 Discovery Miles 3 350 Save R102 (23%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A recapitulation of his earlier work Seeds of Contemplation, this collection of sixteen essays plumbs aspects of human spirituality. Merton addresses those in search of enduring values, fulfillment, and salvation in prose that is, as always, inspiring and compassionate. "A stimulating series of spiritual reflections which will prove helpful for all struggling to...live the richest, fullest and noblest life" (Chicago Tribune).

The Seven Storey Mountain - Fiftieth-Anniversary Edition (Hardcover, 50th Anniversary ed.): Thomas Merton The Seven Storey Mountain - Fiftieth-Anniversary Edition (Hardcover, 50th Anniversary ed.)
Thomas Merton
R1,015 R884 Discovery Miles 8 840 Save R131 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This beautifully produced commemorative edition includes an account of the book's original publication by Merton's editor, Robert Giroux, an Introduction by Merton's biographer, Father William Shannon, and Merton's own Introduction to the Japanese edition.

Contemplative Prayer (Paperback, UK ed.): Thomas Merton Contemplative Prayer (Paperback, UK ed.)
Thomas Merton
R305 R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Save R58 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Thomas Merton's classic study of monastic prayer and contemplation brings a tradition of spirituality alive for the present day. But, as A. M. Allchin points out in his Introduction to this new edition, Contemplative Prayer also shows us the present day in a new perspective, because we see it in the light of a long and living tradition. Merton stresses that in meditation we should not look for a 'method' or 'system' but cultivate an 'attitude' or 'outlook': faith, openness, attention, reverence, expectation, trust, joy. God is found in the desert of surrender, in giving up any expectation of a particular message and 'waiting on the Word of God in silence'. Merton insists on the humility of faith, which he argues 'will do far more to launch us into the full current of historical reality than the pompous rationalisations of politicians who think they are somehow the directors and manipulators of history'.

Selected Poems of Thomas Merton (Paperback): Thomas Merton Selected Poems of Thomas Merton (Paperback)
Thomas Merton
R389 R310 Discovery Miles 3 100 Save R79 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Poet, Trappist monk, religious philosopher, translator, social critic: the late Thomas Merton was all these things. This classic selection from his great body of poetry affords a comprehensive view of his varied and progressively innovative work. Selected by Mark Van Doren and James Laughlin, this slim volume is now available again as a wonderful showcase of Thomas Merton's splendid poetry.

The Way of Chuang Tzu (Paperback, Second Edition): Thomas Merton The Way of Chuang Tzu (Paperback, Second Edition)
Thomas Merton; Preface by Dalai Lama XIV
R389 R320 Discovery Miles 3 200 Save R69 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Working from existing translations, Thomas Merton composed a series of his own versions of the classic sayings of Chuang Tzu, the most spiritual of Chinese philosophers. Chuang Tzu, who wrote in the fourth and third centuries B.C., is the chief authentic historical spokesperson for Taoism and its founder Lao Tzu (a legendary character known largely through Chuang Tzu s writings). Indeed it was because of Chuang Tzu and the other Taoist sages that Indian Buddhism was transformed, in China, into the unique vehicle we now call by its Japanese name Zen. The Chinese sage abounds in wit and paradox and shattering insights into the true ground of being. Thomas Merton, no stranger to Asian thought, brings a vivid, modern idiom to the timeless wisdom of Tao."

A Year With Thomas Merton - Daily Meditations From His Journals (Hardcover): Thomas Merton A Year With Thomas Merton - Daily Meditations From His Journals (Hardcover)
Thomas Merton
R697 R585 Discovery Miles 5 850 Save R112 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

One of the most influential American spiritual writers of the past century provides 365 days worth of inspirational and provocative selections from his personal journals. Each month begins with one of Merton's delightful, Zen-style, pen-and-ink drawings.

Life and Holiness (Paperback): Thomas Merton Life and Holiness (Paperback)
Thomas Merton
R201 Discovery Miles 2 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Seeds of Destruction (Paperback): Thomas Merton Seeds of Destruction (Paperback)
Thomas Merton
R708 R590 Discovery Miles 5 900 Save R118 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Life and Holiness (Paperback): Thomas Merton Life and Holiness (Paperback)
Thomas Merton
R304 Discovery Miles 3 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

2013 Reprint of 1963 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This is Merton's Guide to basic principles of Roman Catholic spirituality for lay and religious aspirants. With a simplicity of language and an intellectual candor that exemplify the purity of his vision, Merton here traces the basic principles of the spiritual life.

Praying the Psalms (Paperback): Thomas Merton Praying the Psalms (Paperback)
Thomas Merton
R227 R184 Discovery Miles 1 840 Save R43 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Merton shows us how to draw out the richness of worship from the psalter and to use it to achieve "the peace that comes from submission to God's will and from perfect confidence in him"

Humanismo Cristiano (English, Spanish, Paperback): Thomas Merton Humanismo Cristiano (English, Spanish, Paperback)
Thomas Merton
R406 Discovery Miles 4 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton (Paperback, Revised): Thomas Merton The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton (Paperback, Revised)
Thomas Merton; Edited by Patrick Hart, James Laughlin, Naomi Burton Stone; Preface by Amiya Chakravarty
R466 Discovery Miles 4 660 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

"The moment of takeoff was ecstatic...joy. We left the ground I with Christian mantras and a great sense of destiny, of being at last on my true way after years of waiting and wondering..." With these words, dated October 15. 1968, the late Father Thomas Merton recorded the beginning of his fateful journey to the Orient. His travels led him from Bangkok, through India to Ceylon, and back again to Bangkok for his scheduled talk at a conference of Asian monastic orders. There he unequivocally reaffirmed his Christian vocation. His last journal entry was made on December 8, 1968, two days before his untimely, accidental death. Amply illustrated with photographs he himself took along the way and fully indexed, the book also contains a glossary of Asian religious terms, a preface by the Indian scholar Amiya Chakravarty, a foreword and postscript by Brother Patrick Hart of the Abbey of Gethsemani, as well as several appendices, among them the text of Merton's final address."

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