The Silent LifeFarrar, Straus and Giroux, 25.05.2010 - 192 Seiten Thomas Merton wrote The Silent Life a decade after he took orders. In his Prologue, 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." It is a remarkable work-one that combines a lucid and informative description of the nature and forms of monasticism, communal and solitary, with a passionate defense of the contemplative's quest for God. The intense beauty of Merton's meditation, radiating from beneath its surface calm, makes The Silent Life a classic of its kind. |
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... thing necessary for all men - the search for God . It is permissible for others to seek God by a road less direct , to lead a good life in the world , to raise a Christian family . The monk puts these things aside , though they may be ...
... thing necessary for all men - the search for God . It is permissible for others to seek God by a road less direct , to lead a good life in the world , to raise a Christian family . The monk puts these things aside , though they may be ...
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... things more gratifying than the hope that one may make known something of the inner mystery of a life so rich in the mercy and the goodness of God . In these pages , we shall first consider some of the main aspects of the monastic life ...
... things more gratifying than the hope that one may make known something of the inner mystery of a life so rich in the mercy and the goodness of God . In these pages , we shall first consider some of the main aspects of the monastic life ...
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... things in and with Him . It is to be the hidden instrument of His Divine action , the minister of His redemption , the channel of His mercy , and the messenger of His infinite Love . Monastic solitude , poverty , obedience , silence and ...
... things in and with Him . It is to be the hidden instrument of His Divine action , the minister of His redemption , the channel of His mercy , and the messenger of His infinite Love . Monastic solitude , poverty , obedience , silence and ...
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... things that please Him " ( John , 8:29 ) . This does not mean that the monk becomes incapable of sin . Indeed , his weakness and help- lessness have shown him that it is impossible for him to realize , on earth , a state of absolute ...
... things that please Him " ( John , 8:29 ) . This does not mean that the monk becomes incapable of sin . Indeed , his weakness and help- lessness have shown him that it is impossible for him to realize , on earth , a state of absolute ...
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... thing there can be no change in the monk's fundamental obliga- tion to be " obedient unto death . " This means * Cassian quotes this expression from one of the Desert Fathers , Abbot Pinuphius , speaking to a young cenobite on his ...
... thing there can be no change in the monk's fundamental obliga- tion to be " obedient unto death . " This means * Cassian quotes this expression from one of the Desert Fathers , Abbot Pinuphius , speaking to a young cenobite on his ...
Inhalt
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In Veritate In Truth | 21 |
In Tabernaculo Altissimi In | 34 |
In Unitate In Unity | 47 |
The Benedictines 639 | 56 |
THE CENOBITIC LIFE | 59 |
The Cistercians | 95 |
THE HERMIT LIFE | 127 |
The Camaldolese | 144 |
Index | 177 |
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