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La preghiera contemplativa nutre il dinamismo di coloro che compiono il bene aiutandoli a restare onesti, coraggiosi e gioiosamente compassionevoli nel servizio agli altri. Le buone azioni senza la preghiera rischiano lo scoraggiamento. La preghiera contemplativa, fra gli altri vantaggi, ci assicura di rimanere persone appassionate e allegre. Gli scritti raccolti in un unico volume da Merton stesso e qui tradotti per la prima volta in italiano presentano ciò che il monaco pensava in riferimento ai valori contemporanei incarnati nell'esperienza quotidiana quale educazione richiesta ad uno stile di vita contemplativa. A suo avviso, la contemplazione non è l'ambito esclusivo per le comunità claustrali o per le chiese ufficialmente riconosciute. L'esperienza contemplativa metodica è un diritto e un dovere per chi nel mondo, agendo da soli o insieme ad altri, porta la parola di Dio in ogni azione del quotidiano quale esempio e condotta della vita stessa.
- ISBN: 8864341277
- Casa Editrice: Nerbini
- Pagine: 176
- Data di uscita: 29-04-2016
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I like the 1971 version. In my opinion, the 98 edition leaves out the most important part of the original - chapters about eremitism. I see this inclination, to subdue then ignore solitude, as part of the overall American fetish for action.
Inspirational The world changed with Covid-19 and confinement to our homes leads to thinking about the quiet time this pandemia induced. The contemplative life of domestic monastic life is an opportunity to renewal our deep life, and find God in our hearts.
"Merton’s writings invite us into a more tranquil expression of our faith. We must make time in isolation so that we are left alone with who we are and the God who holds us. We must face honestly the realities of the world around us and the pain of sin, death, and injustice, even as facing these thi Leggi tutto
My favorite phrase "cloistered ghetto of pious fantasies" (refering to peity in the monostary becoming a means in itself) "Our first task is to be fully human" Merton,
Having a socially plausible identity is not the goal of the Christian life. The direct experience of God in Christ is found by traveling a way that is new and disconcerting because it is something that is not possible to be imagined by people before experiencing it. And even after its experience it
I knew upon starting this that some of it would be listening to a conversation that was not intended for me, but I was interested to read it anyways. This is a series of essays by Thomas Merton, with no relation between the chapters. I did find some parts of it very interesting: I have never known m Leggi tutto
I started this book years ago, but stopped when I realized that his comments were addressed to monks, and that his subject was the monastic life and its renewal. It seemed different from his other books such as New Seeds of Contemplation, which seemed to be addressed to a general audience. In fact,
Brilliant. So much so that the understanding of it all feels always just beyond my grasp.
Many great timeless essays.
I took this book with me when I stayed in the Trappest monestary my senior year. As always, Merton is a beautiful, thought-provoking essayist.
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