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Here merton begins to unfold the heart of, not only this particular book, but his lifelong intellectual and spiritual. The original edition, of which this book is a facsimile, was replaced by thomas merton with the revised and enlarged new seeds of contemplation in 1962 and finally brought out as a new directions paperbook in 1972, a book that has gone through. Pursuing the monks true life 19521960 edited by lawrence s. New seeds of contemplation by thomas merton librarything. In the introduction he called it a collection of notes and personal reflections. From new seeds of contemplation, thomas merton burns and oates, 1999 contemplation is the highest expression of our intellectual and spiritual life. Merton authored a book on contemplative life and prayer called seeds of. Nourishing family and friends with nutritious, seasonal wholefood jacqueline alwill. John of the cross, the cloud of unknowing, and the medieval mystics, while others have compared merton s reflections to those of thoreau. New seeds of contemplation is a revised and expanded version of merton s earlier book seeds of contemplation.
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A recapitulation of his earlier work seeds of contemplation, this collection of sixteen essays plumbs aspects of human spirituality. Solitude is not separation some men have perhaps become hermits with the thought that sanctity could only be attained by escape from other men. New seeds of contemplation seeks to awaken the dormant inner depths of the spirit so long neglected by western man, to nurture a deeply contemplative and mystical dimension in our spiritual lives. Apr 23, 2014 this post is part of a series of reflections on thomas mertons book new seeds of contemplation if the elemental question, who am i. Thomas merton quotes about contemplation az quotes. In the prayer of the heart we seek first of all the deepest ground of our identity in god.
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While strikingly apparent in mertons writings during the sixties, this social consciousness is already in evidence in his earlier writings. Thomas merton american author born on january 31, 1915, died on december 10, 1968 thomas merton, o. Then we finished discussing the chapters on prayer in new seeds of contemplation that fr. Nov, 2007 new seeds of contemplation is one of thomas merton s most widely read and bestloved books. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in. First published in 1961, his book was written in a kind of isolation, in which merton was close to his own experience with the contemplative life p. Christians and nonchristians alike have joined in praising it as a notable successor in the ancient contemplative tradition of st. At the conclusion of the 2010 louisville, kentucky festival of faiths vanessa hurst read a passage from thomas merton s seeds of contemplation.
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