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Description
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.
First Sentence
The monk is a Christian who has responded to a special call from God, and has withdrawn from the more active concerns of a worldly life, in order to devote himself completely to repentance, "conversion," metanoia, renunciation and prayer.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Thomas Merton (Author)
- Thich Nhat Hanh
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