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The Inner Experience : Notes on Contemplation by Thomas Merton (editor) is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.

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Now in paperback, revised and redesigned: This is Thomas Merton's last book, in which he draws on both Eastern and Western traditions to explore the hot topic of contemplation/meditation in depth and to show how we can practice true contemplation in everyday life. Never before published except as a series of articles (one per chapter) in an academic journal, this book on contemplation was revised by Merton shortly before his untimely death. The material bridges Merton's early work on Catholic monasticism, mysticism, and contemplation with his later writing on Eastern, especially Buddhist, traditions of meditation and spirituality. This book thus provides a comprehensive understanding of contemplation that draws on the best of Western and Eastern traditions. Merton was still tinkering with this book when he died; it was the book he struggled with most during his career as a writer. But now the Merton Legacy Trust and experts have determined that the book makes such a valuable contribution as his major comprehensive presentation of contemplation that they have allowed its publication. Review “Merton speaks to us even now -- and freshly -- with these perceptive insights into the cont

Who reads The Inner Experience : Notes on Contemplation?

Author

Thomas Merton (editor)

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780965746335

Category

religious

Subjects

Christian, Buddhism, Fiction

Rating

4.28 / 5 (175 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14