About this title: Thomas Merton was recognized as one of those rare Western minds that are entirety at home with the Zen experience. In this collection, he discusses diverse religious concepts -- early monasticism, Russian Orthodox spirituality, the Shakers, and Zen Buddhism -- with characteristic Western directness. Merton not only studied these religions from the ...
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Edition: 3rd printing.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Delta, New York
Date Published: 1967
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Stains on edges, back cover. 2 1/2" strip torn off ffe. Otherwise clean and unmarked text, tight and square. x, 303 p.; 22 cm. Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 289-303) read more
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 320 p. Audience: General/trade. Brand New! Might have some shelf wear or/and minor reminder mark. Fast Shipping! Satisfaction Guarannteed! read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Same ISBN, different cover art. Has some general wear. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 320 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: (5th printing)
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Noonday/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, NY
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780374520014ISBN:0374520011
Description: NEAR FINE. Tight, bright, clean except for faint age soil to exterior page edges. Square. "to understand various ways in which men of different traditions have conceived the meaning and method of the 'way' which leads to the highest levels of religious and of metaphysical awareness. " read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Delta/Dell
Date Published: 1967
Description: Very Good in Very Good + jacket. Fifth Edition. Pages & cover slightly browning. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Thomas Merton was recognized as one of those rare Western minds that are entirely at home with the Zen experience. In this collection, he discusses diverse religious concepts-early monasticism, Russian Orthodox spirituality, the Shakers, and Zen Buddhism-with characteristic Western directness. Merton not only studied these religions from the outside but grasped them by empathy ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Delta
Date Published: 1967
Description: Good/No Jacket. 10th printing. Tight, slightly aged pages with some highlighting and underlining. Edge pages lightly scuffed. Cover toned, creased at spine, shelfwear, else good copy. read more
"An amazing writer who has an uncany ability to clearly explain Eastern and Western religious thought, and throw in just a dash of Christian Existentialism."
"This is hit or miss. I think this book was compiled from independent essays. I set about to read a book about Zen and found this in my library (oddly enough). This is a survey of various contemplative traditions, with a little bit of comparing and contrasting. I'm 90% through the book and am powering through it out of sheer tenacity. Not going back to Merton any time soon. The book was written in the 60's as well, and it's starting to feel dated in places.
Having finished this book now, I firmly don't recommend it. Find something more recent. I learned more about Zen from Grace & Grit by Ken Wilber than this book."
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