In the late 1960’s, drawn to the wisdom of the East, Thomas Merton made a pilgrimage to meet the Dalia Lama. They forged a deep spiritual bond and made plans to bring the worlds of East and West together in compassion. Three weeks later, in Bangkok, Thomas Merton was accidentally electrocuted. The last thing he said was, “I shall disappear now”.
[...] katrinasmall put an intriguing blog post on Thomas Merton, âI shall dissappear now.â.Here’s a quick excerpt:102407_thomasmerton1.jpg. In the late 1960’s, drawn to the wisdom of the East, Thomas Merton made a pilgrimage to meet the Dalia Lama. They forged a deep spiritual bond and made plans to bring the worlds of East and West together in … [...]
Hey,
I just started posting a series on Merton on my blog at:
http://michaelkrahn.com/blog/2007/11/15/thomas-merton-and-the-search-for-true-self-part-1/
Take a look if you’re interested
Hello Michael, thanks for writing in. I have gone to your blog and will visit it in the future to read about Thomas Merton. Thanks for letting me know. Have you read my other post about how I came to know of Thomas Merton? Read here:
http://katrinasmall.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/john-howard-griffin-thomas-merton-and-the-house-in-mansfield/
Thanks again. Kat
Hey Katrina~
It was great talking with you this morning! I’ve enjoyed looking at all the web pages you have created for yourself and others…You have a strong tallent and creative eye! Thank you for spending the time discussing web pages and blogs, your fascinating story/connection with Thomas Merton…pretty cool…lots for me to think about and set my goal to get my art out there on the internet.
You inspire me!
Thank you~
Pia