Thomas Merton is the saintly man who caused the Dalai Lama to come to admire Christianity as the equal to his beloved Buddhism.

Robert Thurman

A great introduction to the religions of the East by a monk from the West

On Eastern Meditation

Literature by Thomas Merton

Edited by Bonnie Thurston

Merton’s biographer, George Woodcock, once wrote that “almost from the beginning of his monastic career, Thomas Merton tentatively began to discover the great Asian religions of Buddhism and Taoism.” Merton, a longtime social justice advocate, first approached Eastern theology as an admirer of Gandhi’s beliefs on non-violence. Through Gandhi, Merton came to know the great Hindu text, _Bhagavad Git_a and in time came to have dialogues with the Dalai Lama and Taoist leader D. T. Suzuki. Merton then became deeply interested in Chuang Tzu and Zen thought. On Eastern Meditation, edited by Bonnie Thurston (author of Merton and Buddhism), gathers the best of his Eastern theological writings into a gorgeously designed gift book edition.

Paperback(published Jun, 20 2012)

ISBN
9780811219945
Price US
13.95
Price CN
14.99
Page Count
96

Ebook(published Jun, 20 2012)

ISBN
9780811219952
Price US
13.95
Portrait of Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton

20th Century Theological Poet

Thomas Merton is the saintly man who caused the Dalai Lama to come to admire Christianity as the equal to his beloved Buddhism.

Robert Thurman