1966-01-02 (#01), TL[c] Aziz from Merton, 'I have your two kind letters of Dec. 1 and Dec. 20th and once again I will try'

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US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-A-076-#44

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1966-01-02 (#01), TL[c] Aziz from Merton, 'I have your two kind letters of Dec. 1 and Dec. 20th and once again I will try'

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  • 1966 January 2 (Creation)

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

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(1915-1968)

Biographical history

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 ofRead more

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First lines: "I have your two kind letters of Dec. 1 and Dec. 20th and once again I will try within my capacity to"... Contents index: idea of writing another book on prayer / Ibn Abbad suggestions for book / Syes Idrees Shah and al-Junayd / PierreRead more

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  • English

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Hidden Ground of Love

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from Thomas Merton to: Aziz, Abdul