Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton - CLIP 01

[zenpiper]

Whoever did the voice of Merton didn't do his homework. Merton sounded nothing like this. Whoever this is, he sounds more like Neale Donald Walsh or even (God forbid) Rod McKuen.

[zenpiper]

Whoever did the voice of Merton didn't do his homework. Merton sounded nothing like this. Whoever this is, he sounds more like Neale Donald Walsh.

[zenpiper]

Whoever did the voice of Merton didn't do his homework. Merton sounded nothing like this. Whoever this is, he sounds more like Neale Donald Walsh.

[bananax21]

he reminded me of Blessed Charles De Faoucauld who also did the same in the monastery of st. Clare! Although for Charles it is also his search for poverty...

[Change012409]

In this video Thomas Merton has expressed the art of solitude in a very vivid experiencial way, something that calls or invites each one to make the very same journey and reap its spiritual rewards. In the noise and complexities of our times, solitude is still a very relevant spiritual discipline. Thanks a lot for sharing this with us here in the internet.

[emptyjug]

thank you so much for posting this

[MijnOnzin]

Sounds like you just need to keep reading his books. Merton goes to great lengths to work this out with the reader.

[PilgrimToChrist]

Thomas Merton did go off the deep end towards the end of his life. But I did enjoy "The Seeds of Contemplation" three years ago (though I'd like to read it again), I also have to find what I did with "The Seven Story Mountain".

Hermits aren't really solitaries. Even the Desert Fathers were in community, they depended on people for food and prayed for people in the towns. In some ways hermits are more in community than those in the world.

[MijnOnzin]

Typical Merton went off the deep end in the end of his life bit...

Sad to see, honestly folks this person is one of the ones Merton complained about himself. The ones that will not let him out of the Holy box. He hated that idealism bit. He always sought to run from such nonsense. He challenged all of us to go off the deep end!!!!

[nicfriendly]

i'm not sure i would call it going off the deep end.  What he brought back changed the Catholic Church. Now the Catholic Church has a a very large space for tolerance believe it or not. Especially towards other religions i.e. Budhism.

[heavyboxes]

What do you mean he went off the deep end? What did he do at the end of his life?

[xander7ful]

@PilgrimToChrist Yes, he did go off the deep end for a while near the end of his life. He would spend the day in his little house singing and dancing around, typing nonsense poetry, and reading on various religions. But then he got it together, took some trips outside the monastery, and (he said) was going to try to reform monastic life there.

[1macboo]

@xander7ful

I think those were his best years, his best writings come from the mid 60's on. ...just my opinion. :-)

[ecocanyon]

Pax Et Bonum

[ccwman21]

Thank you.

[Journeys2008]

Thank you so much for posting this!