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Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Image
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0385025505
The American trappist monk outlines means of reorganizing monastic life to meet the needs of contemporary man
Author : Jennifer Summit,Blakey Vermeule
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226032375
“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone,” Blaise Pascal wrote in 1654. But then there’s Walt Whitman, in 1856: “Whoever you are, come forth! Or man or woman come forth! / You must not stay sleeping and dallying there in the house.” It is truly an ancient debate: Is it better to be active or contemplative? To do or to think? To make an impact, or to understand the world more deeply? Aristotle argued for contemplation as the highest state of human flourishing. But it was through action that his student Alexander the Great conquered the known world. Which should we aim at? Centuries later, this argument underlies a surprising number of the questions we face in contemporary life. Should students study the humanities, or train for a job? Should adults work for money or for meaning? And in tumultuous times, should any of us sit on the sidelines, pondering great books, or throw ourselves into protests and petition drives? With Action versus Contemplation, Jennifer Summit and Blakey Vermeule address the question in a refreshingly unexpected way: by refusing to take sides. Rather, they argue for a rethinking of the very opposition. The active and the contemplative can—and should—be vibrantly alive in each of us, fused rather than sundered. Writing in a personable, accessible style, Summit and Vermeule guide readers through the long history of this debate from Plato to Pixar, drawing compelling connections to the questions and problems of today. Rather than playing one against the other, they argue, we can discover how the two can nourish, invigorate, and give meaning to each other, as they have for the many writers, artists, and thinkers, past and present, whose examples give the book its rich, lively texture of interplay and reference. This is not a self-help book. It won’t give you instructions on how to live your life. Instead, it will do something better: it will remind you of the richness of a life that embraces action and contemplation, company and solitude, living in the moment and planning for the future. Which is better? Readers of this book will discover the answer: both.
Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1103535486
Author : Yūsuf Ībish,Ileana Marculescu
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UVA:X030120463
Author : Thomas Merton,Jean Leclercq
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1325601316
Author : Richard Rohr
Publisher : Crossroad
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0824523881
This book, designed for bedside devotion, offers the best of Richard Rohr's "Radical Grace" newsletter.
Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1998-02-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780268162375
The spiritual and psychological insights of these essays were nurtured in a monastic milieu, but their issues are universally human. Thomas Merton lays a foundation for personal growth and transformation through fidelity to "our own truth and inner being." His main focus is our desire and need to attain "a fully human and personal identity." This classic is a newly restored and corrected edition and the inaugural volume of Gethsemani Studies in Psychological and Religious Anthropology, a series of books that explores, through the twin perspectives of psychology and religion, the dynamics and depths of being fully human. "When I speak of the contemplative life I do not mean the institutional, cloistered life, . . . I am talking about a special dimension of inner discipline and experience, a certain integrity and fullness of personal development . . . . Discovering the contemplative life is a new self-discovery. One might say it is the flowering of a deeper identity on an entirely different plane . . ." --Thomas Merton, from the book
Author : Anonim
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781427086280
Author : Thomas Merton,Jean Leclercq
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Monastic and religious life
ISBN : OCLC:1028559818
Author : Phileena Heuertz
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830872237
Our fast-paced lives are filled with distractions, frequently leaving us disillusioned and dissatisfied—with ourselves, with others, and even with God. Spiritual practices that used to sustain us fall short when life circumstances bring us to the limits of our self. After many years leading an international humanitarian organization, Phileena Heuertz experienced the deconstruction of her identity, worldview, and faith. Centering prayer, a Christian expression of mindfulness, was a crucial remedy for her fragmented condition, offering a more peace-filled and purposeful life. The hallmarks of contemplative spirituality—solitude, silence, and stillness—have never been more important for our society: In solitude, we develop the capacity to be present. In silence, we cultivate the ability to listen. In stillness, we acquire the skill of self-control. Contemplative prayer helps us discern the voice of God, uncover our true self, and live a life of meaning and purpose. Filled with insights and wisdom from personal experiences, Phileena introduces us to themes and teachers of contemplative spirituality, as well as several prayer practices, and invites us to greater healing and wholeness by learning to practice faith through prayer. This is an opportunity to go deeper with God—to experience the Divine and be transformed.
Author : C. D. C. Reeve
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780674065475
The notion of practical wisdom is one of Aristotle's greatest inventions. It has inspired philosophers as diverse as Martin Heidegger, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Elizabeth Anscombe, Michael Thompson, and John McDowell. Now a leading scholar of ancient philosophy offers a challenge to received accounts of practical wisdom by situating it in the larger context of Aristotle's views on knowledge and reality. That happiness is the end pursued by practical wisdom is commonly agreed. What is disputed is whether happiness is to be found in the practical life of political action, in which we exhibit courage, temperance, and other virtues of character, or in the contemplative life, where theoretical wisdom is the essential virtue. C. D. C. Reeve argues that the dichotomy is bogus, that these lives are in fact parts of a single life, which is the best human one. In support of this view, he develops innovative accounts of many of the central notions in Aristotle's metaphysics, epistemology, and psychology, including matter and form, scientific knowledge, dialectic, educatedness, perception, understanding, political science, practical truth, deliberation, and deliberate choice. These accounts are based directly on freshly translated passages from many of Aristotle's writings. Action, Contemplation, and Happiness is an accessible essay not just on practical wisdom but on Aristotle's philosophy as a whole.
Author : Richard Rohr,Patrick Boland
Publisher : Convergent Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780593238790
In this companion to The Universal Christ, Richard Rohr and Patrick Boland offer forty reflections and practices exploring what it means to live “in Christ.” In his landmark book The Universal Christ, Richard Rohr articulated a transformative view of what it means to recognize Jesus as “Christ”—as a portrait of God’s constant, unfolding work in the world. Now, in partnership with Patrick Boland, a psychotherapist and member of Rohr’s Center for Action and Contemplation community, he invites readers to engage with the themes of the book through spiritual practice. Each reflection in this book draws on a key passage of The Universal Christ, paired with prayers, journal prompts, and embodied exercises that invite readers into a more personal encounter with the truth that the presence and compassion of the Christ are in every thing. Whether read daily for the season of Lent or explored over the course of a year, Every Thing Is Sacred is a hope-filled journey into the love at the heart of all things.
Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Image
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307589538
In this classic text, Thomas Merton offers valuable guidance for prayer. 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. Most important, he shows how the peace contacted through meditation should not be sought in order to evade the problems of contemporary life, but can instead be directed back out into the world to affect positive change. Contemplative Prayer is one of the most well-known works of spirituality of the last one hundred years, and it is a must-read for all seeking to live a life of purpose in today’s world. In a moving and profound introduction, Thich Nhat Hanh offers his personal recollections of Merton and compares the contemplative traditions of East and West.
Author : Richard Rohr
Publisher : Franciscan Media
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781632533470
“Order, by itself, normally wants to eliminate any disorder and diversity creating a narrow and cognitive rigidity in both people and systems. Disorder, by itself, closes us off from any primal union, meaning, and eventually even sanity in people and systems. Reorder, or transformation of people and systems, happens when both are seen to work together” – from the preface. Through time, a universal pattern can be found in all societies, spiritualities, and philosophies. We see it in the changing seasons, the stories of Scripture in the Bible, the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the rise and fall of civilizations, and even personally in our lives. In this updated version of one of his earliest books, Father Richard Rohr clearly illuminates how understanding and embracing this pattern can give us hope in difficult times and the courage to push through disorganization and even great chaos to find a new way of being in the world. “We are indeed 'saved' by knowing and surrendering to this universal pattern of reality. Knowing the full pattern allows us to let go of our first order, trust the disorder, and, sometimes even hardest of all—to trust the new reorder. Three big leaps of faith for all of us, and each of a different character.” —from the introduction.
Author : Janet W Parachin
Publisher : Chalice Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0827208146
The lives of these ten people teach and inspire us through their stories of deep spirituality and social action that have moved the world.
