About “A search for solitude”
A Search for Solitude is the third volume of Thomas Merton's private journals, documenting his reflections during the early 1950s as he grappled with reconciling his growing fame with his longing for a life of silence and contemplation. While residing at the Abbey of Gethsemani, Merton explored Zen, existentialism, and Latin American Christianity, seeking a more authentic spiritual experience. His writing captures the beauty of nature, the rhythms of monastic life, and his unvarnished examination of what it means to be a monk in his time.
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- Pages
- 419
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A search for solitude by Thomas Merton has 419 pages.