About this title: The much-beloved and most widely read of Merton's works, New Seeds of Contemplation covers a diverse range of subjects including faith, spiritual wonder, 'the night of the senses', and renunciation. The book moves the reader through the traditional phases of contemplation, and gives an idea of what to expect as the spiritual path unfolds, inviting us all to 'cast our awful solemnity to the winds and join in the general dance'.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Date Published: 1972-03
ISBN-13:9780811200998ISBN:081120099X
Description: Very Good. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean and unmarked but pages are somewhat yellowed at the edges. Has some light edge and corner wear. P/O name is on FFEP. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Edition: 14th Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: New Directions, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780811200998ISBN:081120099X
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers slightly creased; moderate edge wear/ corners and spine creased/ several page tips creased. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780811200998ISBN:081120099X
Description: Good. 15th Prt'g. Light bend & very sm. dimple front cover. Spine creased & tanned from sun. Light foxing along top outer pg. edges. Prev. owner's name/address sticker front free fly pg. Various pgs. with red marginal marks and/or underlining. Tight binding. No creases. Looks good. read more
Edition: 26th
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: New Directions, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780811200998ISBN:081120099X
Description: Good. As issued No Jacket. Spine lean, corner bumps, soiling and scuffing to the rear cover of book, pencil underlining and marginalia to the text, owner's inscription on ffep, and other moderate to heavy shopwear. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: New Directions, New York
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780811200998ISBN:081120099X
Description: Good. 081120099x. Softcovers lightly rubbed only, clean. Interior very good, crisp and clean. A nice reading copy.; 0.73 x 8.02 x 5.28 Inches. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Date Published: 1972-03
ISBN-13:9780811200998ISBN:081120099X
Description: Good. Used for class has underlining and notes. No highlighting. Cover shows some wear or creases. Pages yellowed/tanned. This book really opened my eyes! read more
Edition: 23rd Printing
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780811200998ISBN:081120099X
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Spine straight w/o creases, binding tight, appears unused, no reader/remainder/library marks, covers/pgs flat w/sharp corners, very slight shelf wear. 297 numbered pgs., Audience: General/trade. Photos or other information available by e-mail. Daily orders/e-mail responses. E-mail confirmation of shipment. Check our feedback. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Date Published: 1972-03
ISBN-13:9780811200998ISBN:081120099X
Description: Very Good. SOFTCOVER. Very Good-Condition. Binding tight, pages clean. A few faded discolorations to cover. Partial price sticker on back cover. Light edge-wear. Nice copy! read more
"This book is why I didn't become a philosophy major. It plays with your mind intially but towards the end, I was getting it. Tons of great insight. This is like a guidebook for advanced contemplative prayer."
"Ok,so, let me say to begin that I think Thomas Merton is a brilliant mind. If there were a dozen more Mertons in the world, I'm convinced there would be peace on earth.
That being said, Brother Tom plunges into a book in which he attempts to lay the groundwork, or to set the vibe for one's odyssey into contemplation. Tricky thing is that you cannot really describe contemplation. Merton says so himself. The best we can do is to label it "the darkness" and say, well, it's not that, and it's not and it's not that ... you get the picture. Merton is not deterred. Bless his heart, he wants us all to become saints. Or maybe more accurately, he wants us all to want to become saints.
There are moments of poetry here. There are also moments when I sat, thinking I believe that this is nearly identical to what he said two chapters ago. Yet, Merton offers us two paths -- our glorious fundamental option of faith. So there is the shadowy mask of the ego, clinging to the carousel of idols, of created things, of the material, of mammon, and then there is nothingness and emptiness -- union with God's will. Do not get me wrong when Merton describes nothingness, it actually does not sound half bad. In fact, it riles me up like a good Naomi Klein anti-corporate activist rallying cry. I do not want to downplay this aspect of Merton's work: he sees the hollowness of the American system decades ago. Only when we lose our sense of self, in the eyes of society, whomever we attach to that broad group, do we find our true identity. It is a fascinating worldview, which Merton gives a justifiably nuanced treatment.
At times, beautiful and breathtaking. Other times, I felt like skipping some pages, but did not expecting an epiphany to leap from the page. It is not burdened with dense theological terminology, but helps to be a seasoned reader of theology."
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