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Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Image
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 54,8 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 : Thomas Merton
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 53,5 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 : Michel Maffesoli
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0816626898
In The Contemplation of the World, eminent French theorist Michel Maffesoli pursues and extends his project of decoding contemporary societies. Here, Maffesoli questions afresh the mundane stuff of contemporary sociality, seeking to discern its primary mode of expression - its forms, style, rules, and principles - its aesthetics. The advent of postmodernity marks the beginning of "the society of the image." It is as if the fragmentation of the social has gradually and necessarily corresponded to massive crumbling of our representations of the real and resulted in their infinite refraction. Henceforward we are living in the heart of an ever-increasing entanglement of objects, signs, and images. Located somewhere between dream and reality, we are the unfettered prisoners of a symbolic universe of growing opacity and mysterious meanings. In The Contemplation of the World, Maffesoli seeks to explore those unobtrusive links that regulate and organize the ensemble of our representations - the raw material refashioned in our imaginary and our fantasies - exploring what it is that is recognizably "postmodern" about them. Maffesoli proposes a map of "the vast domain of the collective imaginary," allowing us to better understand where today's culture stands and helping us to perceive within its clamorous confines the outlines, still frail, of a "community ideal."
Author : Mateusz Stróżyński
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781009494861
This study offers an innovative understanding of the central role of the act of contemplation in the philosophy of Plotinus.
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 : Richard Rohr,Patrick Boland
Publisher : Convergent Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 46,5 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 : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1103535486
Author : Yūsuf Ībish,Ileana Marculescu
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UVA:X030120463
Author : Thomas Merton,Jean Leclercq
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Monastic and religious life
ISBN : OCLC:1028559818
Author : Avo Trevino
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781637642184
The Contemplation of Harold By: Avo Trevino COME TOGETHER A money back guarantee The only place for you and me Come black, come white, come all to see The comfort found in unity Come Together: The belief in and application of the inalienable rights of all men is the codified stalwart benchmark against which all nations should measure their standards and progress. And although admittedly imperfect, it should be with pride and a sense of communal purpose that we stand shoulder to shoulder as a multi-cultural assembly, bearing daily witness to the Providential power of the unified diverse. May our collective efforts in this regard be Heavenly blessed. 1.) Is it by accident, or Divine fate that the United States of America is the world’s melting pot; the sought after hallowed ground, perennially drawing to it the myriad of masses? 2.) Do we have a unique obligation to actively exemplify the enviable qualities of mutual respect and appreciation for our varied ethnicities, conventions and customs? 3.) By what means do men evolve from a mere tolerance of different philosophies and practices to a deferential regard?
Author : Thomas Merton,Jean Leclercq
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1325601316
Author : Usama ibn Munqidh
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141919171
The volume comprises lightly annotated translation of a key medieval Arabic text that bears directly on the Crusades and Crusader society and the Muslim experience of them.
Author : Mario L. Aguilar
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781596272118
“Mario Aguilar skillfully, elegantly, and clearly presents the life and thought of some of the major spiritual forces of our time as a starting point for his own compelling reflections on the relationship between contemplation and politics... We need more books like this one.” —Professor Ivan Petrella, University of Miami Contemplation and political action defined the lives and work of six of the most inspiring Christian leaders of the twentieth century: Thomas Merton, Ernesto Cardenal, Daniel Berrigan, Sheila Cassidy, Desmond Tutu, and Mother Teresa. Each one embraced a silent, purposeful life of prayer, contemplation, and conversation with God, which the author contends was the very foundation for their public activism. Aguilar profiles these outstanding religious figures, illustrating how their contemplation of God gave them courage and understanding not just to grow in personal holiness, but to become one with God through responding to the needs of others. It was their spiritual life that gave them the energy, commitment, and strength to help feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and liberate the oppressed, even in the darkest, most difficult times. Yet, as Aguilar shows, it is not just a chosen few who are called to combine prayer with political action: through the regular contemplation of God, all Christians can be empowered to work toward social transformation and a just world.
Author : Richard Rudd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1913820149
An exquisite gem of a book, this deceptively simple technique of contemplation can be learned in a single day, and yet it will change your life forever. Taking us through there 3 levels of contemplation - pausing, pivoting and merging, Richard Rudd invites us to hone the art of contemplation in our everyday lives, to gain insight into any issue or problem, to heal deep-seated trauma and ultimately to find peace and clarity.
Author : Thomas Keating
Publisher : Crossroad Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0824524950
The Christian heritage contains rich contemplative wisdom, literature, and practice, and this volume is written for those who would like to find enrichment in spiritual practices grounded in non-Christian religions while retaining basic Christian commitments.