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The Inner Experience: Notes on Contemplation
The Inner Experience Notes on Contemplation
Author: Thomas Merton, William Henry Shannon
Thomas Merton's final book explores the meaning and daily practice of contemplation -- the heart of monastic and religious experience. This is his most comprehensive work on the subject. And now, the Merton Legacy Trust has decided to produce this expertly edited treatment, which Merton was finishing at the time of his death. The Inner Experi...  more » is a major addition to the Merton canon.Faithfully edited by Merton scholar William H. Shannon, The Inner Experience bridges Merton's early, thoroughly Catholic works on contemplation with his later, wide-ranging writings. This book signals his growing interest in Eastern, especially Buddhist, traditions of meditation and spirituality, which would significantly influence his thinking and writing in the last decade of his life.The Inner Experience not only provides a far-reaching presentation of the best teaching about contemplation and meditation, but also shows how contemplation can be practiced in everyday life.
ISBN-13: 9780060570606
ISBN-10: 0060570601
Pages: 192
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Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Book Type: Hardcover
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