Tuesday, August 12, 2008

opening oneself to salvation

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This is another of the weekly quotes from the Merton Institute . I don't want to lose it so I am adding it to this site: [In the last an...
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Monday, August 4, 2008

the gift of being "nothing"

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from Merton’s article, “The Spiritual Father in the Desert Tradition”, in the book, Merton & Hesychasm – the Prayer of the Heart. "...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

my zen is in the slow swinging tops of sixteen pine trees

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My zen is in the slow swinging tops of sixteen pine trees. One long thin pole of a tree fifty feet high swings in a wider arc than all the o...
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Saturday, June 28, 2008

Retracing Merton’s steps: The Piazza Barbarina (more Roma Photos from Jim Forest)

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Photos by Jim Forest - Piazza Barbarina and Bernini's Tritone Fountain, Roma When 18-year-old Merton was in Rome in 1933 he stayed at ...
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Theophan the Recluse

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During his last years, while living as a hermit, Merton was reading “ The Art of Prayer ”, a compilation of instructions on the precondition...

Merton and Hesychasm: The Prayer of the Heart

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“… all reality mirrors the reality of God”. –Thomas Merton Yesterday I was talking with a friend – a Catholic priest – and I mentioned that...
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Monday, June 23, 2008

if there is no silence ...

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This week's reflection from the Merton Institute for Contemplative Living: If there is no silence beyond and within the words of doctrin...
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