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A recapitulation of his earlier work Seeds of Contemplation, this collection of sixteen essays plumbs aspects of human spirituality. Merton addresses those in search of enduring values, fulfillment, and salvation in prose that is, as always, inspiring and compassionate. A stimulating series of spiritual reflections which will prove helpful for all struggling to...live the richest, fullest and noblest life (Chicago Tribune).

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a Trappist monk in the Cistercian Abbey of Gethsemani near Bardstown, Kentucky. He has been revered throughout the world for the depth and profundity of his thoughts on religion, reflection, and the world's possibilities

Author's Note	p. ix
Prologue: No Man Is an Island	p. xi
Love Can Be Kept Only by Being Given Away	p. 3
Sentences on Hope	p. 14
Conscience, Freedom, and Prayer	p. 24
Pure Intention	p. 52
The Word of the Cross	p. 77
Asceticism and Sacrifice	p. 96
Being and Doing	p. 117
Vocation	p. 131
The Measure of Charity	p. 164
Sincerity	p. 188
Mercy	p. 206
Recollection	p. 217
"My Soul Remembered God"	p. 230
The Wind Blows Where It Pleases	p. 237
The Inward Solitude	p. 244
Silence	p. 254
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No Man Is an Island

No Man Is an Island

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