Gethsemani Encounter
Author: Donald Mitchell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 1999-01-04
Total Pages: 331
ISBN-13: 1441174451
DOWNLOAD EBOOK25 presentations on the spiritual life, with four major talks by H.H. the Dalai Lama.
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Gethsemani Encounter
Author: Donald Mitchell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 1999-01-04
Total Pages: 331
ISBN-13: 1441106588
DOWNLOAD EBOOK25 presentations on the spiritual life, with four major talks by H.H. the Dalai Lama.
Thomas Merton's Encounter with Buddhism and Beyond
Author: Jaechan Anselmo Park
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2019-03-07
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 0814684998
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThomas Merton recognized the value and possibility of contemplative dialogue between monastics and contemplatives of other religious traditions and hoped that, through such dialogue, monastics would strive for ‘inter-monastic communion’ and a bonding of the broader ‘spiritual family.’ He held out hope that this bond would demonstrate the fundamental unity of humanity to a world that was becoming ever more materialistic and divided. Among other themes and topics, this book explores Thomas Merton’s role as a pioneer of Buddhist-Christian dialogue and monastic interreligious dialogue. It delves into the process of Merton’s self-transformation through contemplative experiences, explores his encounter with Zen and Tibetan Buddhists and his pioneering engagements in Buddhist-Christian dialogue, and presents and responds to the criticisms of those who raise questions about Merton’s understanding of Buddhism. Fr. Jaechan Anselmo Park, OSB, articulates and analyzes the influences of Buddhist theory and practice on Thomas Merton’s contemplative spirituality and shows how Merton’s legacy has influenced and continues to inspire interreligious and inter-monastic dialogue, particularly in an Asian monastic context.
Spiritual Advice for Buddhists and Christians
Author: Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-?dzin-rgya-mtsho
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 1998-06-01
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780826410764
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the words of the Dalai Lama, the purpose of religion is not to build churches and elaborate temples, but to cultivate positive human qualities such as tolerance, generosity and love. This text contains the four talks given by the Dalai Lama when he attended a meeting of Buddhist and Christian monks at Gethsemani Abbey, Kentucky. The Dalai Lama shares his understanding of four major themes explored in the meeting: the practice of prayer and meditation in the spiritual life; the stages in the process of spiritual development; the role of the teacher and the community in the spiritual life; and the spiritual goals of personal and and societal transformation. In each talk the Dalai Lama expresses the basic principles of Tibetan Buddhism and shows how they are applicable to daily practice for all spiritual seekers, regardless of their religious affiliation.
Benedict's Dharma
Author: Patrick Henry
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2002-06-06
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 144110500X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSt Benedict's Rule is a set of guidelines that has governed Christian monastic life since the 6th century. Those who live according to the Rule regard it as the bedrock of their lives and feel great affection for its author. In this book four prominent Buddhist scholars turn their attention to the Rule. Through personal anecdotes, lively debate and thoughtful comparison, they reveal how the wisdom of each tradition can revitalise the other and how their own spiritual practices have been enriched through familiarity with the Rule. Their insights are written not only for Buddhists and Christians but for anyone interested in the ancient discipline of monasticism and what it might offer a materially glutted and spiritually famished culture. This book also includes a new translation of the Rule by the former Abbot of Ampleforth, Patrick Barry.
Mystics and Zen Masters
Author: Thomas Merton
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 1999-11-29
Total Pages: 323
ISBN-13: 1429944005
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThomas Merton was recognized as one of those rare Western minds that are entirely at home with the Zen experience. In this collection, he discusses diverse religious concepts-early monasticism, Russian Orthodox spirituality, the Shakers, and Zen Buddhism-with characteristic Western directness. Merton not only studied these religions from the outside but grasped them by empathy and living participation from within. "All these studies," wrote Merton, "are united by one central concern: to understand various ways in which men of different traditions have conceived the meaning and method of the 'way' which leads to the highest levels of religious or of metaphysical awareness."
In Praise of the Useless Life
Author: Paul Quenon
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
Published: 2018-04-13
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1594717605
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinner of two 2019 Catholic Press Association Awards: Memoir (First Place) and Cover Design (Second Place). Monastic life and its counter-cultural wisdom come alive in the stories and lessons of Br. Paul Quenon, O.C.S.O., during his more than five decades as a Trappist at the Abbey of Gethsemani. He served as a novice under Thomas Merton and he also welcomed some of the monastery's more well-known visitors, including Sr. Helen Prejean and Seamus Heaney, to Merton's hermitage. In Praise of the Useless Life includes Quenon's quiet reflections on what it means to live each day with careful attentiveness. The humble peace and simplicity of the monastery and of Quenon's daily life are beautifully portrayed in this memoir. Whether it be through the daily routine of the monastery, his love of the outdoors no matter the season, or his lively and interesting conversations with visitors (reciting Emily Dickinson with Pico Iyer, discussing Merton and poetry with Czeslaw Milosz), Quenon's gentle musings display his love for the beauty in his vocation and the people he’s encountered along the way. Inspired by his novice master Merton, the poet and photographer’s stories remind us that the beauty of life can best be seen in the "uselessness" of daily life—having a quiet chat with a friend, spending time in contemplation—in our vocations, and in the memories we make along the way.
Purity of Heart and Contemplation
Author: Bruno Barnhart
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the fruit of a weeklong intermonastic dialogue held at New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur, California. Chinese traditions of Taoism, Confucianism, and Chan Buddhism are included, in addition to Zen Buddhism and Hinduism. Encounters between Christian and Hindu or Buddhist monastics have been occurring for several decades, most notably signalized in the 1998 book The Gethsemani Encounter. The themes purity of heart and contemplation are central to the monastic quest and they are also universal, offering a meeting point, an area of spirituality that is shared by all the traditions involved.
The Gethsemani Encounter
Author: Donald William Mitchell
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Beautiful Way of Life
Author: Rene Feusi
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2015-03-03
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 161429206X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnter into the presence of a wise Buddhist master through this modern distillation of a spiritual classic. The most enduring and widely read spiritual work to emerge from Buddhism's classical age in India is surely Shantideva's Bodhisattva Way of Life. Among its many fans is the Dalai Lama, who quotes from it frequently. Here much-loved monk and meditator Rene Feusi distills Shantideva's masterpiece verse by verse. Reflecting both the lyricism of the original verses and their wealth of inspiring reflections on the virtues to be cultivated by bodhisattvas, The Beautiful Way of Life is a brilliant condensation of a masterpiece and a lucid entryway into timeless insights. Feusi also provides tips for using the verses in a series of guided contemplations.
