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A guide to modern prayer draws on such influences as John of the Cross and Eastern desert monasticism and serves as an argument against drug-induced inner peace. Reissue. NYT.

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The monk is a Christian who has responded to a special call from God, and has withdrawn from the more active concerns of a worldly life, in order to devote himself completely to repentance, "conversion," metanoia, renunciation and prayer.

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  1. Thomas Merton (Author)

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  1. Thich Nhat Hanh (Introduction)

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