tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100496956034260362.post8081105351858112148..comments2023-08-08T06:01:55.023-05:00Comments on My spiritual journey: A poem by Thomas MertonJulie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12134219384328248188noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100496956034260362.post-961493615749842132015-08-21T09:43:18.173-05:002015-08-21T09:43:18.173-05:00Funny, I was introduced to Merton's poem via e...Funny, I was introduced to Merton's poem via email meditations from Rohr sent the past two days. Rohr's explanation sits in the middle of Merton's poem -- in italics! -- to help guide the clueless through Merton's stanzas. It is SO heavy-handed and annoying that I searched the web for Merton's original text. Thank you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100496956034260362.post-4173382741496893812012-11-19T19:24:26.802-06:002012-11-19T19:24:26.802-06:00I just completed it. It's one of those reads t...I just completed it. It's one of those reads that need the right moments..right 'time" to tread. I felt much of it uplifting in my situation! Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09506645863050110489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100496956034260362.post-41342943116801217642012-05-28T10:44:12.329-05:002012-05-28T10:44:12.329-05:00Are you talking about "Falling Up"? I li...Are you talking about "Falling Up"? I listened to it while driving to work, which makes it a lot harder to give up on a book! Inertia takes over and I can get through most anything. Parts of the book were very enlightening, other parts too repetitive and preachy. Thomas Merton's "Seven-Storey Mountain" was also hard to get through, kind of like climbing the mountain, but was worth it. I'm now reading a Joseph Campbell book. Next I need to look at Martin Buber's "I and Thou." These are authors that other spiritual authorities quote all the time. I'm going to get through these books (I say confidently) because I think they are worth the trouble.Julie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17876054315679769860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100496956034260362.post-21664959259117783322012-05-28T10:43:24.684-05:002012-05-28T10:43:24.684-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Julie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17876054315679769860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100496956034260362.post-61650344201178058452012-05-28T01:38:10.811-05:002012-05-28T01:38:10.811-05:00So, how was this book? I downloaded a sample on m...So, how was this book? I downloaded a sample on my Kindle a while ago and it just didn't suck me in like I'd hoped it would. Did I give up too soon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com