[Merton, Thomas] Burton, Naomi. The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton. Edited from his original notebooks by Naomi Burton, Brother Patrick Hart and James Laughlin. Consulting Editor: Amiya Chakravarty. New York, A New Directions Book, 1973. 16 cm x 23.5 cm. Frontispiece, XXVIII, 445 pages. Numerous monochrome illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector's mylar. Front free endpaper missing. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some foxing to dustjacket and bookblock edges. Includes, for example, the following: The Eastward Flight October 15-18 / Calcutta October 19-27 / New Delhi October 28-31 / The Himalayas November 1-25 / Madras November 26-28 / Ceylon November 29-December 6 / Bangkok December 7-8 / Postscript / Complementary Reading / Appendixes: I. September 1968 Circular Letter to Friends II. On Mindfulness by Bhikkhu Khantipalo III. Thomas Merton’s View of Monasticism IV. Monastic Experience and East-West Dialogue by Thomas Merton V. Special Closing Prayer VI. November Circular Letter to Friends VII. Marxism and Monastic Perspectives by Thomas Merton VIII. Letter to Abbot Flavian Burns IX. The Significance of the Bhagavad-Gita by Thomas Merton etc. Thomas Merton OCSO (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion. On May 26, 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name Father Louis. Merton wrote more than 50 books in a period of 27 years, mostly on spirituality, social justice and a quiet pacifism, as well as scores of essays and reviews. Among Merton's most enduring works is his bestselling autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain (1948] and was also featured in National Review's list of the 100 best non-fiction books of the century. Merton was a keen proponent of interfaith understanding. He ..

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