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    <body><![CDATA[My copy of this is very coffee-stained. I enjoyed Merton's thoughts on interior life and the human need for reflection. And, I found the short chapters conducive to daily reflection and prayer. But before I'd made it to the halfway point of this book, I was already alienated by Merton's male-only pr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21177267">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Picked this up at a used book sale.  Inside were lots of insights on the spiritual life and man's solitude before God.  I plan on rereading this book from time to time.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a good book for the non religious non community person.  Not pious, but does make the connection between solitude and reflection and a busy daily life.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Heard about this book while reading profile of David in the book of Psalms, Renovare Bible.  David waa someone who connected with God in times of solitude.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the most deeply content rich book I have ever read!  I will be reading it again maybe several times.  I like the idea of using it as a devotional book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[wow. This completely exceeded my expectations. There were a few sections that I found difficult to relate to, but the vast majority of the book blew me away. I will doubtlessly be returning to Thoughts In Solitude again and again.<br/><br/>A word in season. I greatly look forward to checking out s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50034487">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am in love with all things Merton. His writing companions me daily.  His honesty overwhelms me, and I couldn't imagine a day without a bit of Merton in it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[See XVII for Merton on naming, magic, incarnation, faith, atonement, salvation, and the self.  In 5 pages.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i read a borrowed copy in switzerland and copied out whole passages, bought a copy in washington, and had to ask to have it shipped to me in saint petersburg because it had suddenly become so indispensibly connected to my thoughtlife.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am a huge fan of Thomas Merton....thought provoking and brilliant.  Anyone interested in spirituality and God without the demands and limitations of &quot;organized religion&quot; will enjoy his journals, poetry, and books.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I would like to read this book again, all the way through. I stopped reading it halfway because it made me feel like such a heathen. But his writing is lovely and thoughtful, lifting the soul.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My dad gave me this wonderful pocket sized edition and I carry it with me everywhere. Merton's insights propel me to a prayerful/meditative/contemplative state over and over. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Thanks to a recent stay by Bro.Kevin - God bless and keep him! This book helps one slip into 'silence'.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Gems and jewels that I come back to time and again to savor and appreciate.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just picked this up on my trip to Yosemite. Just read the preface and am hooked.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[.. trying to find my &quot;authentic self&quot;, my ground of being.]]></body>
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