A difficult but intriguing book, by a famously open minded explorer of Christianity and the Eastern way of finding "salvation" in the here and now, via Zen meditation. Thomas Merton's prose is tangled, so the book is harder to read than it needed to be, however, discussions of mysticism both East and West are notoriously hard to follow and understand.
What comes through most clearly is Thomas Merton himself: his sincerity, gentleness and genuine desire to understand, and to share that understanding, of the nature of this peculiar experience we call "life." There is an innocence, almost a naivete, to this book that helps convey the ineffable essence of the mystical experience, and its life consequences for those struck by its lightning.
- File Size: 2508 KB
- Print Length: 164 pages
- Publisher: New Directions (July 27, 2010)
- Publication Date: July 27, 2010
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
- Language: English
- ASIN: B007PKRK0G
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#341,568 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #46 in Asian Art History
- #48 in Religious Essays
- #128 in Zen Philosophy (Kindle Store)
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