Thomas Merton on Prayer - 2 Author:Thomas Merton Thomas Merton on Prayer - Part 2 of 2 (4 Titles, 5 CDs) In these live audio CD recordings you will hear Thomas Merton's own voice discussing his thoughts on prayer with visiting novices during his stay at the Abbey of Gethsemani. — PRAYER AND THE ACTIVE LIFE (2 CDs) - For the person of prayer, affirmation of the self and its work and importan... more »ce is done by God, not by me. He affirms my real self, not my own image or my superficial desires.
FAITH AND PRAYER - We are able to see what is true because we believe it. Believing is seeing. After treating some obstacles to prayer, Merton talks eloquently of meditation.
DOES GOD HEAR OUR PRAYER? - The real problem is to know when you are praying, Merton says. Using practical advice from the early desert fathers, Merton explains why prayer must sum up our personal stance.
THE JESUS PRAYER - The prayer of Jesus is a prayer of the heart. There is power in the name of Jesus and this mantra gives us access to the Holy Spirit. Merton then compares Jesus to the Indian gurus. We can follow our Divine Master as the Hindus do their human masters.« less