A Timeless Meditation on Monastic Life from the Perspective of a Passionate Insider
In The Silent Life, Thomas Merton offers a profound and beautiful reflection on the monastic life, drawn from his own experience as a Trappist monk. Written a decade after he took orders, Merton describes the book as "a meditation on the monastic life by one who, without any merit of his own, is privileged to know that life on the inside . . . who seeks only to speak as the mouthpiece of a tradition centuries old."
Merton lucidly explores the nature and forms of monasticism, both communal and solitary, while passionately defending the contemplative's quest for God. With its intense beauty and radiating calm, The Silent Life stands as a classic in its field, offering a rare glimpse into a world often hidden from view. For all who seek a deeper understanding of the monastic path and the pursuit of the divine, Merton's words provide guidance, wisdom, and inspiration.
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978-1-4299-4523-3 (9781429945233)
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Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk, is perhaps the foremost spiritual thinker of the twentiethcentury. His diaries, social commentary, and spiritual writings continue to be widely read after his untimely death in 1968.
