false 225806 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642m/225806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642s/225806.jpg Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom.]]> 225806 7 218707 1970 The Wisdom of the Desert: Sayings from the Desert Fathers of the Fourth Century (Shambhala Library) total:174|5:66|4:72|3:27|2:8|1:1| 174 716 379 23 1711 4.12 4095 558 54378339 368858 225806 1590300394 9781590300398 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642m/225806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642s/225806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225806.The_Wisdom_of_the_Desert_Sayings_from_the_Desert_Fathers_of_the_Fourth_Century 4.09 132 Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom.]]> 1970 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 29 11:37:54 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 11:41:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 54813774 1853283 225806 1590300394 9781590300398 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642m/225806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642s/225806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225806.The_Wisdom_of_the_Desert_Sayings_from_the_Desert_Fathers_of_the_Fourth_Century 4.11 174 Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom.]]> 1970 4 0 false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 14:21:21 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 18:15:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 18682491 1019262 225806 1590300394 9781590300398 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642m/225806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642s/225806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225806.The_Wisdom_of_the_Desert_Sayings_from_the_Desert_Fathers_of_the_Fourth_Century 4.11 174 Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom.]]> 1970 5 0 false Wed Mar 26 10:16:52 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 06:08:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 53932409 1008235 937793 0811201023 9780811201025 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179626757m/937793.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179626757s/937793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/937793.Wisdom_of_the_Desert 4.14 37 The Wisdom of the Desert was one of Thomas Merton's favorites among his own books—surely because he had hoped to spend his last years as a hermit. The personal tones of the translations, the blend of reverence and humor so characteristic of him, show how deeply Merton identified with the legendary authors of these sayings and parables, the fourth-century Christian Fathers who sought solitude and contemplation in the deserts of the Near East.

The hermits of Screte who turned their backs on a corrupt society remarkably like our own had much in common with the Zen masters of China and Japan, and Father Merton made his selection from them with an eye to the kind of impact produced by the Zen mondo.]]> 1970 4 0 false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 11:26:25 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 16:42:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 47252753 2029618 225806 1590300394 9781590300398 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642m/225806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642s/225806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225806.The_Wisdom_of_the_Desert_Sayings_from_the_Desert_Fathers_of_the_Fourth_Century 4.11 174 Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom.]]> 1970 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Mon Feb 23 08:46:56 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 08:48:22 -0800 2009 14679909 833150 225806 1590300394 9781590300398 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642m/225806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642s/225806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225806.The_Wisdom_of_the_Desert_Sayings_from_the_Desert_Fathers_of_the_Fourth_Century 4.11 174 Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom.]]> 1970 4 0 false Tue Feb 05 18:49:05 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 19:55:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 80352319 2064343 225806 1590300394 9781590300398 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642m/225806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642s/225806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225806.The_Wisdom_of_the_Desert_Sayings_from_the_Desert_Fathers_of_the_Fourth_Century 4.11 174 Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom.]]> 1970 3 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue Dec 08 17:35:37 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 08 17:37:11 -0800 2009
Section on receipes for locusts and honey was not bad either. Yum.]]> 59478486 1546372 937793 0811201023 9780811201025 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179626757m/937793.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179626757s/937793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/937793.Wisdom_of_the_Desert 4.11 174 The Wisdom of the Desert was one of Thomas Merton's favorites among his own books—surely because he had hoped to spend his last years as a hermit. The personal tones of the translations, the blend of reverence and humor so characteristic of him, show how deeply Merton identified with the legendary authors of these sayings and parables, the fourth-century Christian Fathers who sought solitude and contemplation in the deserts of the Near East.

The hermits of Screte who turned their backs on a corrupt society remarkably like our own had much in common with the Zen masters of China and Japan, and Father Merton made his selection from them with an eye to the kind of impact produced by the Zen mondo.]]> 1970 4 0 false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 21:23:30 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 23:03:52 -0700 2009 3490824 218653 225806 1590300394 9781590300398 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642m/225806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642s/225806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225806.The_Wisdom_of_the_Desert_Sayings_from_the_Desert_Fathers_of_the_Fourth_Century 4.11 174 Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom.]]> 1970 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Wed Jul 25 00:32:38 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 00:39:54 -0700 2007 in our time. His pointed questions and desire to seek, share, and reveal the truth got him thrown out of the Catholic Church. His writings on the Desert Fathers appear to be simple yet ...more...]]> 46325552 1993826 937793 0811201023 9780811201025 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179626757m/937793.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179626757s/937793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/937793.Wisdom_of_the_Desert 4.11 174 The Wisdom of the Desert was one of Thomas Merton's favorites among his own books—surely because he had hoped to spend his last years as a hermit. The personal tones of the translations, the blend of reverence and humor so characteristic of him, show how deeply Merton identified with the legendary authors of these sayings and parables, the fourth-century Christian Fathers who sought solitude and contemplation in the deserts of the Near East.

The hermits of Screte who turned their backs on a corrupt society remarkably like our own had much in common with the Zen masters of China and Japan, and Father Merton made his selection from them with an eye to the kind of impact produced by the Zen mondo.]]> 1970 4 0 false Sat Feb 14 09:47:44 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 09:48:18 -0800 2009 4094874 253995 225806 1590300394 9781590300398 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642m/225806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642s/225806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225806.The_Wisdom_of_the_Desert_Sayings_from_the_Desert_Fathers_of_the_Fourth_Century 4.11 174 Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom.]]> 1970 5 0 false Sat Aug 04 23:03:35 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 03:47:21 -0800 2009 Who can resist a compendium of wisdom of 3rd and 4th century hermit monks who lived in the desert controlling their tongues and their bellies.


Here's a taste: He said, again: "Malice will never drive out malice. But if someone...more...]]> 6116854 374730 225806 1590300394 9781590300398 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642m/225806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642s/225806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225806.The_Wisdom_of_the_Desert_Sayings_from_the_Desert_Fathers_of_the_Fourth_Century 4.11 174 Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom.]]> 1970 4 0 false Wed Sep 12 16:29:47 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 16:38:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 32356594 1491390 225806 1590300394 9781590300398 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642m/225806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642s/225806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225806.The_Wisdom_of_the_Desert_Sayings_from_the_Desert_Fathers_of_the_Fourth_Century 4.11 174 Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom.]]> 1970 3 0 false Mon Sep 08 12:05:16 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 12:07:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 14965817 744348 225806 1590300394 9781590300398 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642m/225806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642s/225806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225806.The_Wisdom_of_the_Desert_Sayings_from_the_Desert_Fathers_of_the_Fourth_Century 4.11 174 Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom.]]> 1970 4 0 false Mon Mar 24 22:40:45 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 08 23:28:02 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 23:30:36 -0800 2008 The Seven Storey Mountain which took me a very long time to get through. This little number is far fewer pages and isn't autobiographical so should be a breeze in comparison.

]]> 8936017 349251 225806 1590300394 9781590300398 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642m/225806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642s/225806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225806.The_Wisdom_of_the_Desert_Sayings_from_the_Desert_Fathers_of_the_Fourth_Century 4.11 174 Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom.]]> 1970 2 0 false Tue Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 10 14:41:58 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 12 08:07:09 -0800 2008 11692643 744997 225806 1590300394 9781590300398 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642m/225806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642s/225806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225806.The_Wisdom_of_the_Desert_Sayings_from_the_Desert_Fathers_of_the_Fourth_Century 4.11 174 Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom.]]> 1970 2 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jan 05 04:56:51 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 04:57:00 -0800 2008 3098423 185251 937793 0811201023 9780811201025 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179626757m/937793.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179626757s/937793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/937793.Wisdom_of_the_Desert 4.11 174 The Wisdom of the Desert was one of Thomas Merton's favorites among his own books—surely because he had hoped to spend his last years as a hermit. The personal tones of the translations, the blend of reverence and humor so characteristic of him, show how deeply Merton identified with the legendary authors of these sayings and parables, the fourth-century Christian Fathers who sought solitude and contemplation in the deserts of the Near East.

The hermits of Screte who turned their backs on a corrupt society remarkably like our own had much in common with the Zen masters of China and Japan, and Father Merton made his selection from them with an eye to the kind of impact produced by the Zen mondo.]]> 1970 5 0 false Sun Jul 15 11:01:07 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 15 11:02:17 -0700 2007 This is not the writings of Merton, but a collection of aphorisms by very primative (non-orthodox) early Christian hermit mystics. Very fun.]]> 16251512 257564 225806 1590300394 9781590300398 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642m/225806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642s/225806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225806.The_Wisdom_of_the_Desert_Sayings_from_the_Desert_Fathers_of_the_Fourth_Century 4.11 174 Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom.]]> 1970 5 0 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Sun Feb 24 11:56:50 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 11:56:50 -0800 2008 8437791 143174 225806 1590300394 9781590300398 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642m/225806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642s/225806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225806.The_Wisdom_of_the_Desert_Sayings_from_the_Desert_Fathers_of_the_Fourth_Century 4.11 174 Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom.]]> 1970 4 0 false Tue Oct 30 10:16:37 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 30 10:17:44 -0700 2007 2552005 140416 225806 1590300394 9781590300398 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642m/225806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172867642s/225806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225806.The_Wisdom_of_the_Desert_Sayings_from_the_Desert_Fathers_of_the_Fourth_Century 4.11 174 Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom.]]> 1970 3 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 20:05:37 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 14:13:30 -0700 2007 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=225806