1967-01-20, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your good letter. It is encouraging to get a letter from a Cistercian'

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1967-01-20, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your good letter. It is encouraging to get a letter from a Cistercian'

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  • 1967 January 2 (Creation)

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1 page(s); Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).

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(1915-1968)

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Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a writer and Trappist monk at Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. His writings include such classics as The Seven Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Zen and the Birds of Appetite. Merton is the author of more than seventy books that include poetry, personal journals, collections of letters, social criticism, and writings on peace, justice, and ecumenism.

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First lines: "Thanks for your good letter. It is encouraging to get a letter from a Cistercian brother who really"... Contents index: passive contemplation / passive states of prayer and effect on the body / sexuality / role of lay brothers vs. choir monks - active life vs. passive contemplation / Fr. Raymond.

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