At Play in Creation Quotes

“The fact that you are a Zen Buddhist and I am a Christian monk, far from separating us, makes us most like one another. How many centuries is it going to take for people to discover this fact?”
― Christopher Pramuk, At Play in Creation: Merton's Awakening to the Feminine Divine

“We have traded mystery and wonder for mastery and technological manipulation, for cheap imitations of the real thing. The result is the deep sense of alienation so many feel amid mass society.”
― Christopher Pramuk, At Play in Creation: Merton's Awakening to the Feminine Divine

“Here is Merton’s lament. “Lights on. Clocks ticking. Thermostats working. Stoves cooking. Electric shavers filling radios with static. ‘Wisdom,’ cries the dawn deacon, but we do not attend.”
― Christopher Pramuk, At Play in Creation: Merton's Awakening to the Feminine Divine