Merton In Asia

October 15 - December 10, 1968

A 40 Year "Retrospective Journey"

“Be good, keep your feet dry,
your eyes open, your heart at peace
and your soul in the joy of Christ.”
Thomas Merton

December 4, 2008

The Beatles - 1968

Posted by Rob Pollock

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Welcome

I am remembering Thomas Merton 40 years after his pilgrimage to Asia in 1968. I'll be reading "The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton", studying some of the background texts, looking at the historical events of Merton's time, and generally using the opportunity to discover more about Merton and his message for today.

A very special welcome to those joining us from Donald Grayston's SFU class!

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Rob Pollock: Westend, Vancouver, BC, Canada; I am a minister in the United Church of Canada, husband, and father of three young adult daughters.

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Merton References

These are some of the Merton books I refer to. The links to amazon.com are for book details only.
AJTM- The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton
SOP-Signs of Peace
TMLL-Thomas Merton a Life in Letters
CWA- Contemplation in a World of Action
LWW-Living With Wisdom
WTSN-When the Trees Say Nothing
IDBD-In the Dark Before Dawn
CGB-Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander
JFKU-JFK and the Unspeakable
IM - The Intimate Merton

“The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another.”
Thomas Merton

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