Bibliograph

The Asian journal of Thomas Merton., Edited from his original notebooks by Naomi Burton, Patrick Hart & James Laughlin. Consulting editor: Amiya Chakravarty

Type

Label

The Asian journal of Thomas Merton., Edited from his original notebooks by Naomi Burton, Patrick Hart & James Laughlin. Consulting editor: Amiya Chakravarty

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-361)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Asian journal of Thomas Merton.

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

670843

Responsibility statement

Edited from his original notebooks by Naomi Burton, Patrick Hart & James Laughlin. Consulting editor: Amiya Chakravarty

Series statement

A New Directions book

Summary

Merton's pilgrimage to Asia, reaching out in ecumenism to Islam, Zen, Sufism, and Buddhism, but not breaking from his Christian roots

Table Of Contents

The eastward flight -- October 15-18 -- Calcutta -- October 19-27 -- New Delhi -- October 28-31 -- The Himalayas -- November 1-25 -- Madras -- November 26-28 -- Ceylon -- November 29-December 6 -- Bangkok -- December 7-8 -- Complementary reading -- Appendixes -- September 1968 circular letter to friends -- On mindfulness / Bhikkhu Khantipalo -- Thomas Merton's view of Monasticism -- Monastic experience and East-West dialogue / Thomas Merton -- Special closing prayer -- November circular letter to friends -- Marxism and monastic perspectives / Thomas Merton -- Letter to Abbot Flavian Burns -- The significance of the Bhagavad-Gita / Thomas Merton

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