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First lines: "We have received through D. Timóteo Amoroso Anastácio O.S.B. translator of NO MAN IS AN ISLAND, your"... Contents index: «Basic Principles of Monastic Spirituality», «Monastic Peace», «What Is Contemplation» and «A Balanced Life of Prayer» - question of publishing them in one volume in Portuguese / sending books on José Paulo Moreira da Fonseca and Dante Milano.

First lines: "This is a very late "Christmas" card to thank you for your kind letter and the Mass stipend which"... Contents index: ["Christmas Card 1958" - verso: "From a woodcut by Gerhard Marcks for the hand-press edition of Thomas Merton's 'The Tower of Babel,' printed for New Directions by R. von Sichowsky in Hamburg, Germany."].

First lines: "I'm really distressed at being so in arrears with the censorship. Just after Christmas I came down"... Contents index: "Ash Wednesday" [poem] and "Easter: the New Life" [essay].

First lines: "Debí haber contestado su interesante carta del pasado mes de noviembre a tiempo"...

First lines: "Your wonderfully welcome letter and the pictures came on my birthday and I was very happy to get"...

First lines: "By now you should have received my reply to your letter, with the check"...

First lines: "Gracias por su carta. Estoy muy contento que el trabajo le haya"...

First lines: "Have just mailed a most enthusiastic endorsement of 'The Power and Meaning of Love' to Father"... Contents index: "A Tribute to Greatness: Comment on Dr. Zhivago, by Boris Pasternak".

First lines: "I was glad to get your letter and am replying immediately to say that we would like to have"...

First lines: "Contesto su dos últimas cartas y espero hacerlo en forma muy sintética en beneficio del tiempo"...

First lines: "My Masses today and tomorrow are for your intention. God bless you - I wish you many graces."...

First lines: "The statue finally arrived safely three days ago and is now installed in the novitiate library."...

First lines: "La estatua de la Santísima Virgen y el Niño por Jaime Andrade ha sido recibida e instalada aquí,"...

First lines: "The statue of the Blessed Virgin and Child by Jaime Andrade has been received and installed here,"... Contents index: [English transcript of the same letter to Dr. Endara].

First lines: "Thank you for the surprise letter and for the gift which I shall use to good advantage -- I need"...

First lines: "De B.H., onde estou com as nossas Monjas, e ficarei até, provàvelmente, o fim do ano, envio-lhe os"... Contents index: "B.H." stands for Belo Horizonte, capital city of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

First lines: "Your books are translated into so many languages, and published by so many publishers, that we"... Contents index: have not received translation rights for publication since «No Man Is an Island» and wants to know how best to obtain such rights before other Portuguese publishers.

First lines: "I have come to know you through Mr. Nooruddin Shoreibah (of 3, Ali Galal Street, Manial, Cairo - UAR"... Contents index: editing of Hakim Tirmizi's work / Islamic mysticism / Sufism / al-Muhasibi / Kharraz / Junaid / Hujwiri / Louis Massignon / al-Kubra / Ibn Arabi / asking about state of research into Islamic mysticism in the U.S. / names of U.S. Orientalists.

First lines: "Tamié is all you said it was. Now understand first-hand why our Fathers chose spots like these."... Contents index: [verso: "Abbaye de Tamié" - Alps of Southern France].

First lines: "Let me first apologize for not answering your letter of 22 September 1959 before this. I am"... Contents index: sending article similar to introduction to «Bayan al-Farq» / Hakim Tirmizi / Tasawwuf / not much interest in Islamic mysticism in America.

First lines: "This letter is two-fold - to wish you a very, very Merry Christmas and to report on the book."...

First lines: "I am in receipt of your letter dated the 18th November and I am extremely grateful to you for"... Contents index: Ithbat al-'Ilal / suggestions of what Heer should include in forthcoming book / Shah Waliullah of Delhi / manuscripts of Tirmizi's work / Ismail Sahib / obtaining Sufi works from various collections / Aziz's plans for book on Sufism.

First lines: "I am enclosing the proofs of your introduction to God is My Life. I would have liked to send you"...

First lines: "I had replied to your letter dated 18th November 1959 on 17th December 1959, and I hope you would"... Contents index: manuscript of Ithbat al-Ilal of Hakim Tirmizi / obtaining other Sufi texts from various collections / "The World of Islam" dedicated to Prof. P.K. Hitti / requests list of Princeton Univ.'s oriental text series.

First lines: "Thank you for sending me the copy of your «Selected Poems». I had picked it up in Berkeley"...

First lines: "We have more pleasant news for you now than in our last letter in regard to the book AELRED DE"... Contents index: [see "Fox, James" file for this letter] «Aelred of Rievaulx» book by Fr. Amédée (Amadeus of Bricquebec) translation into English - Fox giving consent for Merton to write preface under specified conditions.

First lines: "It was a joy to get your letter and to see the photographs of the new work which is very impressive."...

First lines: "First- please tell Fr. Louis to go ahead with his preface to Disputed Questions - nihil obstat."... Contents index: "Disputed Questions" [book].

First lines: "Thanks so much for your kind letter of March 1 with the Preface to DISPUTED QUESTIONS. They can go"... Contents index: "Disputed Questions," "Carmelite Sanctity," "The Christian Life of Prayer," and "Art and Worship".

First lines: "We are traveling around this part of the country, these days. Bob is making speeches and"... Contents index: from Baton Rouge, LA / thinking about writing book.

First lines: "I am very grateful for your letter of your study on "The Primitive Carmelite Ideal". I have found"... Contents index: poses questions about "The Primitive Carmelite Ideal" / growing desire for "life of the desert".

First lines: "I flew back to New York the other day to watch the birth of "God is My Life". The Meriden Gravure"...

First lines: "Since objections were raised to the article entitled Vocation to Solitude, the theme has been"...

First lines: "Have just mailed the censorship report on the two brief pieces you refer to in your recent note"... Contents index: "Disputed Questions" [book].

First lines: "After all your notes and good wishes I know we are really friends, and I hope we will remain united"... Contents index: Merton sends a picture of himself but asks that they not focus on appearances in life - asks student to be true to themselves and what God wants for them / many ways to serve God - not all through being a priest or religious.

First lines: "Thank you for your letter and for the articles - I was most interested, especially in that one"...

First lines: "It gave me much pleasure to hear that something in «The House» may be of use to you in your"... Contents index: contemplation linked to earthly objects as "stepping stones".

First lines: "I remember that Friday was a day on which a truck normally used to go to town and asked B. Clement"...

First lines: "If Father Louis O.C.S.O. is getting interested in Dom Calmet to the extent of preparing an essay on"... Contents index: limited sources for Merton's interest in Dom Calmet and for other sources of French and Spanish Benedictina at St. John's (Collegeville, MN) and St. Vincent's (Latrobe, Pennsylvania), or anywhere in the United States / compiling of bibliography.

First lines: "I am in correspondence with a Prof. Louis Massignon of Paris, the common bond of correspondence"... Contents index: Islamic mysticism, Sufism / Christian mysticism - «The Ascent to Truth», St. John of the Cross / Hindu Yoga / Fr. Paul Nwyia / Ibn Abbad / how to obtain Merton's books and other books on mysticism.

First lines: "Thank you for your kind letter. I am so happy the censors approved your excellent ABA paper (I'm"... Contents index: Teilhard de Chardin paper and censors / interview of Br. Antoninus, O.P. / sources on Dom Calmet - sent interlibrary loan list to Fr. Oliver of St. Vincent Archabbey / attached are lists of books about Calmet with Merton's annotations of what he wants.

First lines: "It was a pleasure for me to receive your good letter and I am certainly grateful to our mutual"... Contents index: not sending «Seeds of Contemplation» due to early ignorance of Sufism that Merton hopes to correct in «New Seeds» / Husayn Mansur Hallaj and Rumi / Nwyia's book on John of the Cross and Ibn Abbad / recommended books / Imam Riza.

First lines: "to Abdul Aziz - very cordially T. Merton"... Contents index: [notecard with the poem, "Wisdom" and Merton's signature].

First lines: "Tout ce qui touche B.Pasternak me touche et intéresse Ainsi, sans en faire un système, je lis"... Contents index: Boris Pasternak / Docteur Jivago (Doctor Zhivago) "Le Decteur du Vivant".

First lines: "Tout ce qui touche B.Pasternak me touche et m'intéresse. Ainsi, sans en faire un système, je lis"... Contents index: no date, but seems to be a draft of the 1960/11/18 letter.

First lines: "Under separate cover you are receiving three complimentary copies of the last issue of THE REVIEW in"... Contents index: thanks for article submission.

First lines: "Word has reached me that you are writing a book on the religion of the Shakers, to be illustrated by"... Contents index: [sends unknown enclosure] Shirley Burden illustrator / Harold Hugo and reproduction of Shaker furniture.

First lines: "It was very thoughtful of you to send me the piece about Cuba by Leroi Jones. It is very important"...

First lines: "I am glad you were interested in the Cuba piece. I was struck by the identity of the Cuba of your"...

First lines: "It was indeed a pleasure to get your kind letter. I had been thinking of writing to you myself for"...

First lines: "It's a long time I wanted to write to you again, but I wrote like a mad cap and then time goes and,"... Contents index: writing a book, «The Invitation» / wrote a half funny and half dramatic play / Naomi Burton [Stone] translating "Carnets" / Hans Urs von Balthasar, German Jesuit / St. Bernard.

First lines: "We so appreciate your letter, with its great understanding and insight. The mystical phrase of the"...

First lines: "I am extremely grateful to you for your very helpful and affectionate reply to my earlier letter."... Contents index: background on Imam Riza and the Shiahs / Merton's poem on "wisdom" / asks for background on Trappist Order, Our Lady of Gethsemani, and Our Lady of Fatima (origin of Fatima, a Muslim name) / background on Ibn Abbad of Ronda / Paul Nwyia.

First lines: "J'ai été très touché par l'amitié avec laquelle vous avez bien voulu me faire parvenir un exemplaire"... Contents index: Boris Pasternak / «The Behavior of Titans».

First lines: "Well, here I am back in California again, no closer to Gethsemani, but full of Shaker information."...

First lines: "This morning I received a good long letter from Shirley Burden in California and some pictures he"...

First lines: "Father Merton's letter of January 4. I think "leads about Sufism, Moslem culture and stuff about"... Contents index: responding to Merton's request for leads about Sufism, Muslim or Islamic culture, Afghanistan, and Persia / recommends Americans at Princeton, Minnesota, and Chicago (Nykl) / in England, recommends A. J. Arberry at Cambridge / provides other related sources.

First lines: "Your admirable letter of December 20th reached me promptly and I was deeply touched by your"... Contents index: Imam Riza - poem from Cincinnati Museum / Al Ansari / Taoism / Trappist life / solitary life at Gethsemani analogous to Sufis and orthodox Muslim community legalism / significance of Mary for Gethsemani and at Fatima / Islamic revival.

First lines: "Here is the threshold of holiness in the dust of the road / Where mighty kings have laid their heads"... Contents index: "Fragment of poem from the Tomb Cover of Imam Riza (Cincinnati Museum)", Xeroxed copy of attachment to 1961/01/30 letter.

First lines: "It is already over a month since I received your good letter. It was my intention to reply to it"...

First lines: "I have no hesitation in recommending Jaime Andrade, sculptor, of Quito Ecuador, as a worthy"...

First lines: "I am deeply grateful for the pamphlets and the little book you so kindly sent me. In reading them I"...

First lines: "I intended to write to you for some time but only now do it. I read the most of your books and many"...

First lines: "I was greatly pleased to receive your letter last month and regret that due to official"... Contents index: quotes Louis Massignon in stating Merton a "'simurgh', (a very rare bird) among [his] Order" / Muslim "Night of Power" / similarity between John of the Cross and Hakim Tirmizi / interest in mystical prayer in Islam / Imam Riza poem.

First lines: "Your fine letter of December 8th has lain long in the drawer. I have thought about it a lot. We"...

First lines: "Many thanks for your kind letter of March 14th. I have received it today on my depart. for Rome."...

First lines: "[…] thanks for your gift and for your good news at Easter. Glad to hear Anne and Tay are doing well"...

First lines: "Father Louis would have me assure you of his prayers for your husband and for all who are fighting"... Contents index: [from Fr. Matthew Kelty of Gethsemani].

First lines: "We are sending you one of Father Louis', so-called 'little articles'. It is called ORIGINAL CHILD"... Contents index: [originally filed in a collection of Censors Reports kept by James Fox - see also the "Censors Reports" file under "Original Child Bomb"].

First lines: "Je prends la liberté de vous écrire pour vous demander la permission de publier une traduction"... Contents index: asking Merton for the rights to publish a Korean translation by Joseph Tjo Tchel-Oung of «Seeds of Contemplation».

First lines: "Te escribo para informarle que mi esposo y el novio de […] amiga Marta Elena Rodriquez a quien"...

First lines: "I am writing to tell you that my husband and the fiancé of my friend Marta Elena Rodriguez, whom you"... Contents index: translation of letter in file.

First lines: "It has been a long time since I received your good letter of March 8th. The books took a great"... Contents index: Titus Burckhardt on Sufism / reading Ibn Arabi to theology students / Sir M. Iqbal / criticism of John of the Cross and Moroccan mystic book / E. Allison Peers / Tawhid and Rhenish and Flemish mystics of the 14th century - Eckhart, influenced by Avicenna.

First lines: "Like a jeweled peacock he stirs all over / With fireflies. He takes his pleasure in / Lights. He is"... Contents index: poem attached to 1961/05/13 letter "THE MOSLEMS' ANGEL OF DEATH / (Algeria 1961)".

First lines: "I write to you both as to friends, with deep compassion and concern in this moment of anguish."...

First lines: "A note of thanks from Father Louis for your letter and also for your Mass offering. If this answer"... Contents index: [from Fr. Matthew Kelty, sent on behalf of Merton to Ethel Burns].

First lines: "I enclose the letter of the Abbot General which allows you to write a preface to the English"... Contents index: [1961/06/02 letter from Abbot General Gabriel Sortais to Bolshakoff attached - gives permission for Merton to do a preface for English version of «Russian Mystics»].

First lines: "Would you have time to translate these lines for me? Thanks very much"... Contents index: handwritten address of Michael Cukovecki from Yugoslavia.

First lines: "Cuando escribe de cosas espirituales […] escribirle en español […] es más fácil para mi."...

First lines: "When I write about spiritual things I would prefer to write you in Spanish as it is easier for me."... Contents index: translation of letter in file.

First lines: "Recently when talking with Dr. John Wu he spoke of your interest in the spiritual traditions of the"... Contents index: asking for Merton's input in the Christian evaluation of Asian spirituality / meetings of Catholic scholars in New York / the loss of John Wu's wife and effect on his writing.

First lines: "I returned from a long sojourn in the Northwest trying to imbibe something of that mystical"...

First lines: "It is a terribly long time since you last wrote and since you sent the little book on the"...

First lines: "It was good to hear from you again. Aside from our common interest in the Shaker culture, I feel"... Contents index: [Andrews enclosed "6 tracts, flyer, Hancock history" / possibly among undated materials at the end of the sequence].

First lines: "Shortly you will receive a small gift package from me. It is a chasuble I saw in a peasant exhibit"...

First lines: "Thanks for your very good and kind letter. I am glad I gave you the books and that you liked them."...

First lines: "I do not have time to give you a really full answer to your good letter, though I have waited in"...

First lines: "It is a very long time since I have had a letter from you and I am beginning to think that something"... Contents index: Sufi book on truthfulness / Henri Corbin's book on Ibn Arabi / Greek fathers and the «theoria physike», "natural contemplation" / Wisdom (Sophia) / Kashf Al-Majub / sending Cuadra letter / nuclear weapons / Third World / situation in Pakistan.

First lines: "Thanks for your very fine letters and clipping. I am going to write you when I have a little time."... Contents index: [Xerox of note written at the top of the first page of an article - "The Machine Gun in the Fallout Shelter" by Merton].

First lines: "You were so good to give of your time and thought to us at the Abbey. I wish it were possible to"...

First lines: "I am very glad to hear that the Pax movement is getting started in this country and that you are"... Contents index: need for action on the peace from / [lack of peace] an apostasy from Christ / New Directions anthology on peace - asking Berrigan for contributions - proposed contributors: Jerome Frank, Erich Fromm, Lewis Mumford, Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani, Gordon Zahn, Bede Griffiths / proposed meeting on peace.

First lines: "Some time ago I received a letter from one of your correspondents in Pakistan, Mr. Abdul Aziz. He"... Contents index: «Muslim World» containing Heer's four articles on "A Sufi Psychology" / Illal al-Ibadat / off-prints of Bayan.

First lines: "1. I am in receipt of both your letters as well as a copy of your open letter to Cuadra. In the"... Contents index: Sirdar Iqbal Ali Shah / Kashf al Majub / Holy Names of Allah / "The Moslems' Angel of Death" (Azrael) / ascetic elements of mystic spirituality and the Incarnation / U.S.-Russia and Gog-Magog / nuclear war / Tawhid / Tirmizi / St. Basil / Aziz's biography.

First lines: "With hesitancy I write you this letter. Seldom have I ever spoken to a priest, much less written"... Contents index: Sigmund Freud / agnosticism / explanation of Merton's quote from «The Seven Storey Mountain» about the "disinterested love of God".

First lines: "Have courage and faith. The advent liturgy will soon be reminding us that the Lord is very close to"... Contents index: The main purpose of letter is to pass on name of Mario Casanas a potential entrant for Gethsemani.

First lines: "You are very thougthful to recall the matter of postage. Now I will be able to enter the office by"... Contents index: [originally filed in a collection of Censors Reports kept by James Fox - see also the "Censors Reports" file under "Christian Ethics and Nuclear War" (possibly also referring to "Target Equals City" and "Peace: Christian Duties and Responsibilities")].

First lines: "Thanks for your very fine letter and all the other things. I have not yet had a quiet moment in"... Contents index: Charles de Foucauld / Tony Walsh, Gordon Zahn, Lewis Mumford, Erich Fromm / young English Catholics and their book on nuclear weapons and Christian conscience / not yet written to Karl Meyer / proposed talks by Berrigan at Gethsemani, Bellarmine College, Loretto Motherhouse / nuclear war and the Church.

First lines: "We received word from our Most Rev. Abbot General in regard to the article on PEACE written"... Contents index: [originally filed in a collection of Censors Reports kept by James Fox - see also the "Censors Reports" file under "Christian Ethics and Nuclear War" (possibly also referring to "Target Equals City" and "Peace: Christian Duties and Responsibilities")].

First lines: "As a matter of fact I know nothing about that Spiritual Life Institute. Fr. William"...

First lines: "Forgive please this very long delay in thanking you for the copy of «Shaker Furniture» which"... Contents index: Cold War Letter #12 / see also «Seeds of Destruction», "Letters in a Time of Crisis" #6.