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Author | : Thomas Merton |
Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2011-04-01 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1429944072 |
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Thoughtful and eloquent, as timely (or timeless) now as when it was originally published in 1956, Thoughts in Solitude addresses the pleasure of a solitary life, as well as the necessity for quiet reflection in an age when so little is private. Thomas Merton writes: "When society is made up of men who know no interior solitude it can no longer be held together by love: and consequently it is held together by a violent and abusive authority. But when men are violently deprived of the solitude and freedom which are their due, the society in which they live becomes putrid, it festers with servility, resentment and hate." Thoughts in Solitude stands alongside The Seven Storey Mountain as one of Merton's most uring and popular works. Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk, is perhaps the foremost spiritual thinker of the twentiethcentury. His diaries, social commentary, and spiritual writings continue to be widely read after his untimely death in 1968.
Author | : Thomas Merton |
Publisher | : Farrar Straus & Giroux |
Total Pages | : 129 |
Release | : 1998-10-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780374276492 |
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Meditations express the author's thoughts on the contemplative life and man's solitude before God and dialogue with God in silence
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Author | : Thomas Merton |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 1999-01-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1441142460 |
Download Thoughts On The East Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Eastern religious traditions, especially the varieties of Buddhism, were the last great passion in Thomas Merton's life. His participation in a monastic conference in Asia led to his premature, accidental death. He discoursed on equal terms with the Dalai Lama, and extracts from their interviews appear in this book. The introduction brings together extracts from Merton's "Asian Journal" (Hinduism and varieties of Buddhism), and other short works on Eastern religions written in the last few years of his life. They all combine to demonstrate the breadth of vision that is such an integral part of Merton's lasting appeal, his quest for a deeper unity underlying apparent fragmentation. They might be regarded as steps toward the great book on monasticism that Merton might have written but never did. As they stand, they provide Merton's essential definitions of the religions that so interested him in the last years of his life, and of which he became a skilful Western interpreter.
Author | : Paul Auster |
Publisher | : Faber & Faber |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2010-11-25 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0571266746 |
Download The Invention of Solitude Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
'One day there is life . . . and then, suddenly, it happens there is death.' So begins Paul Auster's moving and personal meditation on fatherhood. The first section, 'Portrait of an Invisible Man', reveals Auster's memories and feelings after the death of his father. In 'The Book of Memory' the perspective shifts to Auster's role as a father. The narrator, 'A', contemplates his separation from his son, his dying grandfather and the solitary nature of writing and story-telling.
Author | : May Sarton |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2014-07-22 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1497646332 |
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The poet and author’s “beautiful . . . wise and warm” journal of time spent in her New Hampshire home alone with her garden, her books, the seasons, and herself (Eugenia Thornton, Cleveland Plain Dealer). “Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is richness of self.” —May Sarton May Sarton’s parrot chatters away as Sarton looks out the window at the rain and contemplates returning to her “real” life—not friends, not even love, but writing. In her bravest and most revealing memoir, Sarton casts her keenly observant eye on both the interior and exterior worlds. She shares insights about everyday life in the quiet New Hampshire village of Nelson, the desire for friends, and need for solitude—both an exhilarating and terrifying state. She likens writing to “cracking open the inner world again,” which sometimes plunges her into depression. She confesses her fears, her disappointments, her unresolved angers. Sarton’s garden is her great, abiding joy, sustaining her through seasons of psychic and emotional pain. Journal of a Solitude is a moving and profound meditation on creativity, oneness with nature, and the courage it takes to be alone. Both uplifting and cathartic, it sweeps us along on Sarton’s pilgrimage inward. This ebook features an extended biography of May Sarton.
Author | : Ruth Haley Barton |
Publisher | : InterVarsity Press |
Total Pages | : 167 |
Release | : 2009-08-20 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0830875751 |
Download Invitation to Solitude and Silence Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Christianity Today Book Award Much of our faith and practice is about words—preaching, teaching, talking with others. Yet all of these words are not enough to take us into the real presence of God where we can hear his voice. This book is an invitation to you to meet God deeply and fully outside the demands and noise of daily life. It is an invitation to solitude and silence. The beauty of a true invitation is that we really do have a choice about embarking on this adventure. God extends the invitation, but he honors our freedom and will not push himself where he is not wanted. Instead, he waits for us to respond from the depths of our desire. Will you say yes? This expanded edition includes a guide for groups to use both in discussing the book content and in learning to practice silence together.
Author | : Binod, Uma, Trupti, Shruti, Saurin |
Publisher | : Notion Press |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2017-09-13 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 1947697420 |
Download Solitude and Other Obsessions Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
We are a species fueled by obsessions. Every human achievement, and every infamy, is the result of an obsession that tormented, possessed and consumed. This is a selection of poetry about solitude and other obsessions that have distracted, driven, destroyed and / or defined us. Spanning genres, styles, emotions, time & place, these works by a collective of 5 poets are a glimpse into the obsessions that have become us.
Author | : Gabriel García Márquez |
Publisher | : Blackstone Publishing |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2022-10-11 |
Genre | : Fiction |
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Download One Hundred Years of Solitude Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
One of the twentieth century’s enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prize–winning career. The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Rich and brilliant, it is a chronicle of life, death, and the tragicomedy of humankind. In the beautiful, ridiculous, and tawdry story of the Buendía family, one sees all of humanity, just as in the history, myths, growth, and decay of Macondo, one sees all of Latin America. Love and lust, war and revolution, riches and poverty, youth and senility, the variety of life, the endlessness of death, the search for peace and truth—these universal themes dominate the novel. Alternately reverential and comical, One Hundred Years of Solitude weaves the political, personal, and spiritual to bring a new consciousness to storytelling. Translated into dozens of languages, this stunning work is no less than an account of the history of the human race.
Author | : Peter France |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2014-09-30 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1473511631 |
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Ours is an age where solitude tends to be discussed in the context of the 'problem of loneliness'. However in previous ages the capacity to seek fulfillment outside society has been admired and seen as a measure of discernment and inner security. In this lucid and highly readable book, Peter France shows how hermits, from the Taoists and Ancient Greeks to the present day, have something vitally important to say to a society that fears solitude.