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The Seven Storey Mountain

By: Thomas Merton
Narrated by: Sidney Lanier
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 The Seven Storey Mountain is the extraordinary spiritual testament of Thomas Merton (1915-1968), a man who experienced life to its fullest in the world before entering a Trappist monastery. By the end of his life, he had become one of the 20th century's best known and loved Christian voices. This autobiography deals...not with what happens to a man, but what happens inside his soul.Public Domain (P)2009 Phoenix Christian Living Christianity Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts Spirituality

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Divine Love is described Divinely. This book, converted me over 20 years ago and inspires me NOW to continue until I complete my Doctoral thesis on this Divine Beauty.

The Beauty of Religious Life !

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Well written descriptive prose takes you into the life of Thomas Merton unfolding a story that you to a world that discovers true life in its fullness. A book I will return to. And will seek more of the author’s writing and works.

A Must Read

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was very surprised and disappointed by how short it was considering the size of the hard copy I have. Abridged?

??ABRIDGED??

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This is a wonderful read and shows us the man and the loving spirit that each of us are from the point of view of a boy, a scholar and a monk. loved it.

Beautiful recounting of a spiritual journey

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I couldn't put this down. It's a fabulous read, Merton writes like very few can. A wonderful spiritual biography. Only wish it were a bit longer!

Very short but superb

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loved it have long planned to finish it and finally listened to the entire book in one afternoon

honest simple

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this was an excellent story and rightly a spiritual classic. I think the abridged version lacks enough depth, though enjoyable.

I wish there was an unabridged version!

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In these words, Merton enables us to understand self abandonment and complete trust in God, our creator.

“But what was the answer to this paradox? Simply that the monk in hiding himself from the world becomes not less himself, not less of a person, but more of a person, more truly and perfectly himself for his personality and individuality are perfected in their true order, the spiritual, interior order, of union with God, the principle of all perfection. Omnis gloria ejus filiae regis ab intus.

The logic of worldly success rests on a fallacy: the strange error that our perfection depends on the thoughts and opinions and applause of other men! A weird life it is, indeed, to be living always in somebody else’s imagination, as if that were the only place in which one could at last become real!”

This book is not a once only read. I will use it for ongoing spiritual reading and contemplation.

A spiritual journey and conversion. Masterful writing and excellent audible version

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Bought this based on the reviews. I wanted a Catholic story, uplifting and something to bring me deeper into faith. This is the most boring audible I have ever listened to. There is nothing in this book remotely inspiring, basically a rich boy who spends his young adulthood doing lots of university courses and travelling the world and partying then finds god at the end of this 2 hour borefest. Mercifully short is the only plus. I can only assume that all the positive reviews are paid?

Wild boy finds God

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This is an abbreviated - “abridged” - version! Many beautiful details and sections omitted. Read the fine print before wasting your money.

Huge Disappointment. BE AWARE.

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