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Thomas Merton's Encounter with Buddhism and Beyond

Jaechan Anselmo Park
Thomas Merton s Encounter with Buddhism and Beyond Book PDF

Author : Jaechan Anselmo Park
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814684993

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Thomas Merton's Encounter with Buddhism and Beyond by Jaechan Anselmo Park Pdf

Thomas Merton recognized the value and possibility of contemplative dialogue between monastics and contemplatives of other religious traditions and hoped that, through such dialogue, monastics would strive for ‘inter-monastic communion’ and a bonding of the broader ‘spiritual family.’ He held out hope that this bond would demonstrate the fundamental unity of humanity to a world that was becoming ever more materialistic and divided. Among other themes and topics, this book explores Thomas Merton’s role as a pioneer of Buddhist-Christian dialogue and monastic interreligious dialogue. It delves into the process of Merton’s self-transformation through contemplative experiences, explores his encounter with Zen and Tibetan Buddhists and his pioneering engagements in Buddhist-Christian dialogue, and presents and responds to the criticisms of those who raise questions about Merton’s understanding of Buddhism. Fr. Jaechan Anselmo Park, OSB, articulates and analyzes the influences of Buddhist theory and practice on Thomas Merton’s contemplative spirituality and shows how Merton’s legacy has influenced and continues to inspire interreligious and inter-monastic dialogue, particularly in an Asian monastic context.

Merton & Buddhism

Bonnie Bowman Thurston
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Author : Bonnie Bowman Thurston
Publisher : Fons Vitae Thomas Merton
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1887752846

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Merton & Buddhism by Bonnie Bowman Thurston Pdf

Divided into three sections, this insightful volume of essays by numerous scholars focuses on Thomas Merton's interest in and transformation through Buddhism. In addition to analysis of how Merton's studies of Buddhism affected his work in the arts, the study also offers information about his Asian journey as well as a complete bibliography of secondary materials. Contributors include Judith Simmer-Brown, Roger J. Corless, Rubin L.F. Habito, John P. Keenan, Roger Lipsey, Paul M. Pearson, and James Wiseman, OSB.

Zen and the Birds of Appetite

Thomas Merton
Zen and the Birds of Appetite Book PDF

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780811219723

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Zen and the Birds of Appetite by Thomas Merton Pdf

Merton, one of the rare Western thinkers able to feel at home in the philosophies of the East, made the wisdom of Asia available to Westerners. "Zen enriches no one," Thomas Merton provocatively writes in his opening statement to Zen and the Birds of Appetite--one of the last books to be published before his death in 1968. "There is no body to be found. The birds may come and circle for a while... but they soon go elsewhere. When they are gone, the 'nothing,' the 'no-body' that was there, suddenly appears. That is Zen. It was there all the time but the scavengers missed it, because it was not their kind of prey." This gets at the humor, paradox, and joy that one feels in Merton's discoveries of Zen during the last years of his life, a joy very much present in this collection of essays. Exploring the relationship between Christianity and Zen, especially through his dialogue with the great Zen teacher D.T. Suzuki, the book makes an excellent introduction to a comparative study of these two traditions, as well as giving the reader a strong taste of the mature Merton. Never does one feel him losing his own faith in these pages; rather one feels that faith getting deeply clarified and affirmed. Just as the body of "Zen" cannot be found by the scavengers, so too, Merton suggests, with the eternal truth of Christ.

Mystics and Zen Masters

Thomas Merton
Mystics and Zen Masters Book PDF

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1999-11-29
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781429944007

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Mystics and Zen Masters by Thomas Merton Pdf

Thomas Merton was recognized as one of those rare Western minds that are entirely at home with the Zen experience. In this collection, he discusses diverse religious concepts-early monasticism, Russian Orthodox spirituality, the Shakers, and Zen Buddhism-with characteristic Western directness. Merton not only studied these religions from the outside but grasped them by empathy and living participation from within. "All these studies," wrote Merton, "are united by one central concern: to understand various ways in which men of different traditions have conceived the meaning and method of the 'way' which leads to the highest levels of religious or of metaphysical awareness."

On Eastern Meditation

Thomas Merton
On Eastern Meditation Book PDF

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780811219952

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On Eastern Meditation by Thomas Merton Pdf

A great introduction to the religions of the East by a monk from the West. Merton’s biographer, George Woodcock, once wrote that “almost from the beginning of his monastic career, Thomas Merton tentatively began to discover the great Asian religions of Buddhism and Taoism.” Merton, a longtime social justice advocate, first approached Eastern theology as an admirer of Gandhi’s beliefs on non-violence. Through Gandhi, Merton came to know the great Hindu text the Bhagavad Gita and in time came to have dialogues with the Dalai Lama and Taoist leader D. T. Suzuki. Merton then became deeply interested in Chuang Tzu and Zen thought. On Eastern Meditation, edited by Bonnie Thurston (author of Merton and Buddhism), gathers the best of his Eastern theological writings into a gorgeously designed gift book edition.

Thoughts On The East

Thomas Merton
Thoughts On The East Book PDF

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2000-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780860122685

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Thoughts On The East by Thomas Merton Pdf

The Eastern religious traditions, especially the varieties of Buddhism, were the last great passion in Thomas Merton's life. His participation in a monastic conference in Asia led to his premature, accidental death. He discoursed on equal terms with the Dalai Lama, and extracts from their interviews appear in this book. The introduction brings together extracts from Merton's "Asian Journal" (Hinduism and varieties of Buddhism), and other short works on Eastern religions written in the last few years of his life. They all combine to demonstrate the breadth of vision that is such an integral part of Merton's lasting appeal, his quest for a deeper unity underlying apparent fragmentation. They might be regarded as steps toward the great book on monasticism that Merton might have written but never did. As they stand, they provide Merton's essential definitions of the religions that so interested him in the last years of his life, and of which he became a skilful Western interpreter.

Thomas Merton and Thich Nhat Hanh

Robert Harlen King
Thomas Merton and Thich Nhat Hanh Book PDF

Author : Robert Harlen King
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0826413404

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Thomas Merton and Thich Nhat Hanh by Robert Harlen King Pdf

The book concludes by showing how the influence of Merton and Nhat Hanh is reflected in the work of contemporaries such as Thomas Keating, David Steindl-Rast, A. T. Ariyaratne, and Joanna Macy."--BOOK JACKET.

The Seven Storey Mountain

Thomas Merton
The Seven Storey Mountain Book PDF

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12
Category : Christian biography
ISBN : 028107366X

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The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton Pdf

This title tells the story of Thomas Merton's search for faith and peace in a world which first fascinated and then appalled him. It is written with the profound insight of a man who has seen himself clearly.

Without Buddha I Could Not be a Christian

Paul F. Knitter
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Author : Paul F. Knitter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781780742489

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Without Buddha I Could Not be a Christian by Paul F. Knitter Pdf

An honest, unflinching tale of re-finding one's faith, from one of the world's most famous theologians Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian narrates how esteemed theologian, Paul F. Knitter overcame a crisis of faith by looking to Buddhism for inspiration. From prayer to how Christianity views life after death, Knitter argues that a Buddhist standpoint can encourage a more person-centred conception of Christianity, where individual religious experience comes first, and liturgy and tradition second. Moving and revolutionary, this book will inspire Christians everywhere.

Contemplative Prayer

Thomas Merton
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Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Image
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307589538

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Contemplative Prayer by Thomas Merton Pdf

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.

The Way of Chuang-Tzŭ

Zhuangzi,Thomas Merton
The Way of Chuang Tz Book PDF

Author : Zhuangzi,Thomas Merton
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0811201031

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The Way of Chuang-Tzŭ by Zhuangzi,Thomas Merton Pdf

Free renderings of selections from the works of Chuang-tzŭ, taken from various translations.

The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton
The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton Book PDF

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0811205703

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The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton by Thomas Merton Pdf

"This is quintessential Merton."--The Catholic Review.

Merton & Indigenous Wisdom

Peter Savastano
Merton Indigenous Wisdom Book PDF

Author : Peter Savastano
Publisher : Fons Vitae Thomas Merton
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1891785990

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Merton & Indigenous Wisdom by Peter Savastano Pdf

The essays in this volume of the Fons Vitae Series, Merton & Indigenous Wisdom, are spiritual exercises to explore Merton's globally inclusive religious imagination. These exercises can revitalize our ways of living as we drink from the springs of ancient views and practices. They help us to not only recognize the damage of European colonization, but to taste indigenous American wisdom as a still-living sacrament for our collective salvation.

Nothing

Marcus Boon,Timothy Morton,Eric Cazdyn
Nothing Book PDF

Author : Marcus Boon,Timothy Morton,Eric Cazdyn
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780226233437

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Nothing by Marcus Boon,Timothy Morton,Eric Cazdyn Pdf

Though contemporary European philosophy and critical theory have long had a robust engagement with Christianity, there has been no similar engagement with Buddhism—a surprising lack, given Buddhism’s global reach and obvious affinities with much of Continental philosophy. This volume fills that gap, focusing on “nothing”—essential to Buddhism, of course, but also a key concept in critical theory from Hegel and Marx through deconstruction, queer theory, and contemporary speculative philosophy. Through an elaboration of emptiness in both critical and Buddhist traditions; an examination of the problem of praxis in Buddhism, Marxism, and psychoanalysis; and an explication of a “Buddhaphobia” that is rooted in modern anxieties about nothingness, Nothing opens up new spaces in which the radical cores of Buddhism and critical theory are renewed and revealed.

Journeys Into Emptiness

Robert Jingen Gunn
Journeys Into Emptiness Book PDF

Author : Robert Jingen Gunn
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0809139332

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Journeys Into Emptiness by Robert Jingen Gunn Pdf

"Journeys into Emptiness traces the lives of three famous religious seekers and their quests for personal transcendence. Dogen, a thirteenth-century Japanese Zen master, experienced emptiness in wordless meditation - the practice of zazen that spread in time from the Eastern world to the West. Thomas Merton was a twentieth-century Catholic monk whose experience of personal homelessness brought him to explore the tension that lies between solitude and community. Carl Jung, raised by a pious father and a psychologically unbalanced mother, was driven to understand the structure of the psyche, including the male and female elements that exist in every human person." "Robert Jingen Guinn provides wise and compassionate portraits of these emblematic figures. Each of them, in his own way, had to experience emptiness, going beyond consciousness to discover his own personal truth, whether that was rooted in Buddha-nature, God or the unconscious. This "going beyond" became a path to encountering their own unique selves and a deeper sense of life."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved