{"product_id":"the-inner-experience-notes-on-contemplation-isbn-9780060539283","title":"The Inner Experience: Notes on Contemplation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Merton’s groundbreaking last major work—a provocative and pivotal look into contemplation and the true meaning of spirituality\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“True contemplation is not a psychological trick but a theological grace.\"—Thomas Merton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevised directly before his untimely death and released in full for the first time ever, Merton’s book on contemplation has captivated readers for decades. In it, Merton takes us down a different spiritual journey than his previous books, one that bridges eastern and western religions in his signature brilliant insightfulness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThought-provoking and challenging,\u003cem\u003e The Inner Experience \u003c\/em\u003edelves into contemplation by exploring both Catholic monasticism and mysticism alongside Buddhism and the ancient traditions of meditation and spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMerton was still tinkering with this book when he died; this was profoundly the book he struggled with most during his career as a writer. But now Merton’s legacy lives on, through evergreen discussions on what a spiritual path can look like when you relinquish the need to be all-knowing, and how a lack of self-reflection and inner trust is actually the ultimate sin. Merton’s last words are for anyone seeking faith in a higher power—or simply seeking a deeper faith in themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  Thomas Merton draws on both Eastern and Western traditions to explore the hot topic of contemplation\/meditation in depth and to show how we can practise true contemplation in everyday life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Never before published except as a series of articles in an academic journal, this book on contemplation was revised by Merton shortly before his death. The material bridges Merton's early work on Catholic monasticism, mysticism, and contemplation with his later writing on Eastern, especially Buddhist, traditions of meditation and spirituality. This book thus provides a comprehensive understanding of contemplation that draws on the best of Western and Eastern traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Merton had all the important questions answered.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Merton] is an incredible source of light and comfort and humor.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne Lamott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Merton speaks to us even now -- and freshly -- with these perceptive insights into the contemplative life.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Wilkes, author of Beyond the Walls: Monastic Wisdom for Everyday Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Thomas Merton] is perhaps the proper patron saint of our information-saturated age, of we who live and move and have our being in social media, and then, desperate for peace and rest, withdraw into privacy and silence, only to return. As we always will.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889370493157,"sku":"NP9780060539283","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060539283.jpg?v=1730231100","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-inner-experience-notes-on-contemplation-isbn-9780060539283","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}