02355cam a2200277 i 4500 296085928 TxAuBib 20150203120000.0 070730s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2007031224 9780811217248 0811217248 (OCoLC)163603843 TxAuBib rda Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968. New seeds of contemplation [BOOK] / Thomas Merton ; introduction by Sue Monk Kidd. New York : New Directions Book, 2007. xxi, 297 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier What is contemplation? -- What contemplation is not -- Seeds of contemplation -- Everything that is, is holy -- Things in their identity -- Pray for your own discovery -- Union and division -- Solitude is not separation -- We are one man -- A body of broken bones -- Learn to be alone -- The pure heart -- The moral theology of the devil -- Integrity -- Sentences -- The root of war is fear -- Hell as hatred -- Faith -- From faith to wisdom -- Tradition and revolution -- The mystery of Christ -- Life in Christ -- The woman clothed with the sun -- He who is not with me is against me -- Humility against despair -- Freedom under obedience -- What is liberty? -- Detachment -- Mental prayer -- Distraction -- The gift of understanding -- The night of the senses -- Journey through the wilderness -- The wrong flame -- Renunciation -- Inward destitution -- Sharing the fruits of contemplation -- Pure love -- The general dance. New Seeds of Contemplation is one of Thomas Merton's most widely read and best-loved books. Christians and non-Christians alike have joined in praising it as a notable successor in the meditative tradition of St. John of the Cross, The Cloud of Unknowing, and the medieval mystics, while others have compared Merton's reflections with those of Thoreau. New Seeds of Contemplation seeks to awaken the dormant inner depths of the spirit so long neglected by Western man, to nurture a deeply contemplative and mystical dimension in our lives. Provided by publisher. 20230828. Spiritual life Catholic Church.