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The inner experience : notes on contemplation / Thomas Merton ; edited with an introduction by William H. Shannon.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
248.34 MER	Adult Non Fiction		Chester Hill .	. On Loan .	31 May 2024

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ISBN	0060539283
Name	Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968
Title	The inner experience : notes on contemplation / Thomas Merton ; edited with an introduction by William H. Shannon.
Published	San Francisco : HarperSan Francisco, c2003.
Description	xvi, 176 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes	Includes bibliographical references : (p. [159]-171) and index.
Contents	1. A preliminary warning. -- 2. The awakening of the inner self. -- 3. Society and the inner self. -- 4. Christian contemplation. -- 5. Kinds of contemplation. -- 6. Infused contemplation. -- 7. Five texts on contemplative prayer. -- 8. The paradox of the illuminative way. -- 9. What to do: the teachings of St. John of the Cross. --
Contents	10. Some dangers. -- 11. Contemplation and neurosis. -- 12. The desire of contemplation. -- 13. The sense of sin. -- 14. Problems of the contemplative life. -- 15. Prospects and conclusions.
Subjects	Mysticism
	Spiritual life
	Contemplation
Other Names	Shannon, William H. (William Henry), 1917-
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Contemplation . Mysticism . Spiritual life . See Also: Meditation . Mysticism . Prayer . Asceticism . Cabala . Christian art and symbolism . Contemplation . Theology, Doctrinal . Meditation . Religious life . Spiritual exercises . Spirituality . Authors: Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968 . Shannon, William H. (William Henry), 1917- .