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In this hardcover volume in the Shambhala Library, Thomas Merton (1915-1968) shares his enthusiasm for these fourth century monks who lived in the deserts of Egypt and Palestine. They sought "purity of heart," fought the demons of the false self, and lived upright lives attuned as best they could to the Gospel. These pioneers, as Merton calls them, have much to teach us about the inner life: "What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it all the rest are not only useless but disastrous."
Love animated these faithful souls and prayer was central to their lives. Merton compares the desert fathers to Indian Yogis and Zen Buddhist monks of China and Japan. His translations of their sayings model for contemporary Christians a life of diligent and serious spiritual practice.
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The Wisdom of the Desert: Sayings from the Desert Fathers of the Fourth Century (Shambhala Library)
November 16, 2004, Shambhala
Hardcover
in English
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La sabiduría del desierto: dichos de los Padres del desierto del siglo IV
1997, Biblioteca de Autores Cristianos
in Spanish
8479143177 9788479143176
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The Wisdom of the Desert
December 1996, Hyperion Books
Paperback
in English
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The wisdom of the desert: sayings from the Desert Fathers of the fourth century
1994, Shambhala, Distributed in the U.S. by Random House
in English
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0877739765 9780877739760
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The wisdom of the desert: sayings from the Desert Fathers of the fourth century
1988, Darley Anderson
in English
1869838106 9781869838102
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The wisdom of the desert: sayings from the Desert Fathers of the fourth century
1974, Sheldon Press
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Wisdom of the Desert: Sayings from the Desert Fathers of the Fourth Century
1974, SPCK Publishing
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Wisdom of the Desert (New Directions)
June 1970, New Directions Publishing Corporation
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The Wisdom of the Desert: Sayings from the Desert Fathers of the Fourth Century
1970, New Directions
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The wisdom of the desert: sayings from the Desert Fathers of the fourth century.
1961, New Directions
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The wisdom of the desert: sayings from the Desert Fathers of the fourth century
1961, Hollis & Carter
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Merton Wisdom of the Desert
February 1, 1960, W W Norton & Co Ltd
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