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Thomas Merton’s Path to the Palace of Nowhere
- Letto da: James Finley
- Durata: 9 ore e 34 min
- Categorie: Salute e benessere, Medicina alternativa e complementare
Sintesi dell'editore
Thomas Merton, Trappist monk, author, and student of Zen, remains one of the most important and beloved figures in the modern Christian contemplative movement. His writings, which bridge Eastern and Western spiritual thought, continue to inspire us with their real possibilities for immediate and direct experience of the divine. Now James Finley, who for six years lived, prayed, and studied with Brother Louis, as Merton was known at the Abbey of Gethsemani, shares with us the gifts passed on to him by this towering figure in Thomas Merton's Path to the Palace of Nowhere.
First presented at a series of popular retreats, this full audio program takes a participatory approach to Merton's most useful teachings, helping us to discover our true self...to disappear into God; to be submerged into his peace; to be lost in the secret of his face, as Merton said, through daily practices including contemplation, prayer, and faith. In the end we find ourselves in what the Taoist sage Chuang Tzu called the Palace of Nowhere, where all the many things are one. There is an Eastern teaching called transmission of mind, in which the enlightened mind embodied in the master is manifest in the student's awakening. It is in this spirit that James Finley invites us to follow Thomas Merton's Path to the Palace of Nowhere.
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- Sarah Bensen
- 01/03/2016
Deserves a slow, attentive listen
Thomas Merton was my entrance into Christianity several decades ago. However, the denomination to which I belonged was nervous about Catholicism, so I set him aside. A number of unexpected spiritual twists and turns connected me with James Finley's work and reconnected me with Merton. So this audiobook has been a delight to me because it radiates both Finley and Merton. I listened slowly, often repeating sections, making notes, sitting with the ideas, at times reduced to silence or tears. I enjoyed the quiet cadence of Finley's delivery. The book deeply moved me.
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- Tony Macelli
- 19/06/2017
Deep. Greatly valuable on the path.
The narrator is a contemplative - his voice alone gets you there. The book is well-crafted, profound, and ... sparkling!
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- Kim Sanchez Rael
- 07/04/2017
Breathtaking. Touching, reassuring friend on the path to contemplative life.
Breathtaking. Touching, reassuring friend on the path to contemplative life. James Finley's reflections are a soul message on the journey.
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- Kindle Customer
- 08/12/2018
James Finley is a gift to all seekers
as I listened to James Finley speak about his experience and understanding of the greatest spiritual guide of my lifetime Thomas Merton, I wept I laughed and I felt loved overwhelmingly.
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- thomas oneill
- 19/05/2017
a glimpse into the depths of God's love through...
...our human brokenness. It is one of the gifts that James Finley gives us through his contemplation of Thomas Merton's words and life.
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- Jim Tucker
- 14/02/2017
Transformative
I will repeat the experience of listening to this book hopefully with others. So much here opens the heart to sharing and mutual understanding that it simply must be shared.
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- Douglas
- 30/09/2016
Excellent humility
James Finley gives an amazing and profound series of meditations in this work. Clear and very helpful on so many fronts. I'm so thankful to have come upon this series of talks.
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- terry
- 10/03/2020
We are Whole in our brokenness
Uniquely told as openings to the already always unseen Presence of this Love we name God.
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- Margie A. Schneider
- 29/08/2019
Emotionally Stirring!
I have never heard anyone write, or speak, as poignantly and as profound as James Finley. His ability to share the life of Thomas Merton in such a heartfelt way moved me to tears more than once. I will definitely be listening and reading more of the works of both men.
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- Liesl C.
- 29/11/2017
Deep. Clear. Transformative.
I've been interested in the "Merton School" of contemplative practice for some time, and have now listened to several books by Rohr and Thomas Keating. Though I had never heard of Fr. Finley, this has been one of the best and most helpful lectures. I particularly appreciated his discussion of the egoic self, which helped me understand of why a Buddhist or Yogic vision of the ego and suffering has never quite resinated with me. (To be clear, he does not go into any comparison, but having recently listened to Tolle's The Power of Now, it was clear fror me why I had trouble fully embracing Tolle's teachings on the ego.) Finley's diction is clear and his presentation well-organized and methodical. I highly recommend these lectures.
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- Tony
- 28/06/2020
Quite Profound
Really enjoyed this. It would be hard for me to totally articulate why. James Finley is very gifted in how he describes the indescribable nature of your relationship with spirit/god/the universe.
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