Ebook {Epub PDF} Thoughts in Solitude by Thomas Merton

 · These snippets from a collection of Thomas Merton’s writings talk about our attitudes to solitude and authentic identity, as well as the idea that the more we do, the richer our lives are. If we begin with the agreement that ‘all men are solitary,’ we can begin to understand the deeper meaning of human unity which goes beyond the facade of social union, and the same goes for the veneer of Reviews: 1. 19 rows ·  · Thoughts in solitude. First published in Subjects. Catholic Church, Cited by: Thoughts in Solitude is a collection of writings from and The preface begins by discussing the automatic forces that surround us and how solitude is essential. "When society is made up of men who know no interior solitude it can no longer be held together by love: and consequently it is held together by a violent and abusive authority."/5.

Thoughts in Solitude, by Thomas Merton, is a beautiful little book with musings and insights which come out of his life as a contemplative monk. One thing I love about Merton - and this book - is that it breathes solitude - slow, reflective, thoughtful, quiet solitude. As timely now as when it was originally published in , Thoughts in Solitude addresses the pleasure of a solitary life, as well as the necessity for quiet reflection in an age when so little is private. In thoughtful and eloquent prose, Merton writes of our inalienable right to solitude and interior freedom. Thoughts in Solitude stands alongside The Seven Storey Mountain as one of Merton's most uring and popular works. Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk, is perhaps the foremost spiritual thinker of the twentieth century. His diaries, social commentary, and spiritual writings continue to be widely read after his untimely death in Get your copy HERE!

These snippets from a collection of Thomas Merton’s writings talk about our attitudes to solitude and authentic identity, as well as the idea that the more we do, the richer our lives are. If we begin with the agreement that ‘all men are solitary,’ we can begin to understand the deeper meaning of human unity which goes beyond the facade of social union, and the same goes for the veneer of activity where quality of experience is traded for quantity. Thoughts in Solitude stands alongside The Seven Storey Mountain as one of Merton's most uring and popular works. 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 Thoughts in Solitude stands alongside The Seven Storey Mountain as one of Merton's most uring.