Ina
The Living Force
Last week, I found on a blog some very deep quotes from The way of Chuang Tzu written by Thomas Merton. So far, I find it a true and deeply experiential book as even from the beginning in an unexpected but pleasant manner, my stagnant inner reflections started to flow again.
"You don't need to go looking for the teacher, as soon as you're ready the teacher will look for you"
If anyone is interested the book can be freely downloaded in pdf format from
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Merton
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Thomas Merton, O.C.S.O. (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was an American Catholic writer and mystic. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani, Kentucky, he was a poet, social activist, and student of comparative religion. In 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name Father Louis.[1][2][3]
Merton wrote more than 70 books, mostly on spirituality, social justice and a quiet pacifism, as well as scores of essays and reviews. Among Merton's most enduring works is his bestselling autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain (1948), which sent scores of World War II veterans, students, and even teenagers flocking to monasteries across the US,[4][5] and was also featured in National Review's list of the 100 best non-fiction books of the century.[6] Merton was a keen proponent of interfaith understanding. He pioneered dialogue with prominent Asian spiritual figures, including the Dalai Lama, the Japanese writer D.T. Suzuki, the Thai Buddhist monk Buddhadasa, and the Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh, and authored books on Zen Buddhism and Taoism. In the years since his death, Merton has been the subject of several biographies.]
I know this might be a stupid and also impossible request (coming from a real novice) but I would love to be able share my quiet moments although keeping them and meditating would be completing a lesson in itself.
With kind regards
Ina
"You don't need to go looking for the teacher, as soon as you're ready the teacher will look for you"
If anyone is interested the book can be freely downloaded in pdf format from
Mod edit: removed link for discouraging potential copyright violation
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Merton
extract
Thomas Merton, O.C.S.O. (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was an American Catholic writer and mystic. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani, Kentucky, he was a poet, social activist, and student of comparative religion. In 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name Father Louis.[1][2][3]
Merton wrote more than 70 books, mostly on spirituality, social justice and a quiet pacifism, as well as scores of essays and reviews. Among Merton's most enduring works is his bestselling autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain (1948), which sent scores of World War II veterans, students, and even teenagers flocking to monasteries across the US,[4][5] and was also featured in National Review's list of the 100 best non-fiction books of the century.[6] Merton was a keen proponent of interfaith understanding. He pioneered dialogue with prominent Asian spiritual figures, including the Dalai Lama, the Japanese writer D.T. Suzuki, the Thai Buddhist monk Buddhadasa, and the Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh, and authored books on Zen Buddhism and Taoism. In the years since his death, Merton has been the subject of several biographies.]
I know this might be a stupid and also impossible request (coming from a real novice) but I would love to be able share my quiet moments although keeping them and meditating would be completing a lesson in itself.
With kind regards
Ina
