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CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER (reissue)

Author: Merton, Thomas

This little gem of a book, newly issued with a foreword from the great Vietnamese Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh (who knew Merton in the 1960s) beautifully distills Merton's own reading and long experience with contemplation. Written close to the end of Merton's life, this book is not so much a "how to" guide as it is a kind of contemplation of contemplation. Immersed in the "negative theology" of St. John of the Cross and others--and influenced by his deep reading in Zen--Merton here stresses that in meditation "we should not look for a 'method' or 'system,' but cultivate an 'attitude,' an 'outlook': faith, openness, attention, reverence, expectation, supplication, trust, joy." God is found in the desert of surrender: this means giving up any expectation for a particular message and "waiting on the Word of God in silence," knowing that any answer will be "his silence itself suddenly, inexplicably revealing itself to him as a word of great power, full of the voice of God." --Doug Thorpe

Synopsis
"This is Thomas Merton speaking in his quietest, most persuasive tone, even omitting the whimsical humor that makes his more intimate writing so attractive. The prose is clean and spare, reaching beyond the refectory lectern to remind us of the importance--nay, relevance--of prayer for all Christians, contemplative or other".---America.

Synopsis
Merton offers valuable guidance for prayer in this classic text. He brings together a wealth of meditative and mystical influences--from John of the Cross to Eastern desert monasticism--to create a spiritual path for today.

Synopsis
A guide to modern prayer draws on such influences as John of the Cross and Eastern desert monasticism and serves as an argument against drug-induced inner peace. Reissue. NYT.

From the Publisher
This is Thomas Merton at his contemplative best, applying ancient wisdom to the longings of our age through his thoughtful commentary on Scripture and important writers of the Western spiritual tradition.

Description from The Reader's Catalog
Brings in texts from Scripture and from writers in the long tradition of Western contemplative spirituality. "Every page shows the rough texture of lived experience" --America

From The Publisher
This is Thomas Merton at his contemplative best, applying ancient wisdom to the longings of our age through his thoughtful commentary on Scripture and important writers of the Western spiritual tradition.


Excerpt from The Reader's Catalog
Meditation has no point and no reality unless it is rooted in life.
     

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CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER (reissue) 0385092199
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