Thomas Merton Preface (15 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. A used book with minor shelf wear and imperfections. Photos and additional details upon request. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated 1st edition. 212 pages, index, 8vo, blue boards/cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Book.

Trade Paperback. Condition: VERY GOOD. 340pp.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Support Small Business by buying this book! Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24-48 hours. No marks or writing observed in text. Binding sound. Some light wear on cover. Some sun-tanning to pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First American Edition. First American Edition. Hardcover. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". xiv, 321pp. Stated first printing. Wear to price-clipped dust jacket with rubbing, toning, and creasing to covers, corners, and edges. Light chipping to corners and edges. Faint foxing to inside of jacket. Bound in red paper over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Spots of toning to spine. Toning and a spot of surface paper loss to front and rear endpapers. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This is an account of a journey in India, from Banaras up towards the source of the Ganges, in search of holy men. Father Denys, a Benedictine monk himself, was curious about the nature of Hinduism and the idea of the true Yogi or saint. As a contemplative who had come to India to assist in the foudning of a monastery, Father Denys had a natural sympathy for the Hindu tradition of sannyasa, which so closely resembles the Christian monastic ideal.(Publisher). 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". xiv, 321pp. Stated first printing. Wear to price-clipped dust jacket with rubbing, toning, and creasing to covers, corners, and edges. Light chipping to corners and edges. Faint foxing to inside of jacket. Bound in red paper over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Spots of toning to spine. Toning and a spot of surface paper loss to front and rear endpapers. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This is an account of a journey in India, from Banaras up towards the source of the Ganges, in search of holy men. Father Denys, a Benedictine monk himself, was curious about the nature of Hinduism and the idea of the true Yogi or saint. As a contemplative who had come to India to assist in the foudning of a monastery, Father Denys had a natural sympathy for the Hindu tradition of sannyasa, which so closely resembles the Christian monastic ideal.(Publisher).…

Faux Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Support Small Business by buying this book! Ex-library with usual marks. Preface by Thomas Merton. No marks noted in text. Binding sound. No dust jacket. . . . . . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: * PART I: PREPARATION: 1.) Where do we go from here? -- 2.) Kerala-poona -- 3.) Purandhar fort -- 4.) Medical monk -- 5.) Monastic life -- 6.) Pseudo-Denys -- 7.) Looking for an honest man -- 8.) Yoga -- 9.) Hinduism --------- * PART II: THE SACRED RIVER - GANGES: * 10.0) Banaras: 10.1) On the road to Bombay -- 10.2) Kashi: city of the light -- 10.3) I holy man -- 10.4) Temples -- 10.5) Pilgrim to the sacred river -- 10.6) Banaras Hindu university -- 10.7) In search of a yogi -- 10.8) The wheel of the law - Sarnath -- 10.9) Hindu monastery: Mumukshu bhawan -- 10.10) Tales Marvelous tales ---- * 11.0) Adobe of Snow - Himalayas: 11.1) Lucknow -- 11.2) Bhowali -- 11.3) Ranikhet -- 11.4) Almora: Indian Style Hotel - Gate Crashing - Himalayan Ashram - Tibetan Lama - Down-hill ---- * 12.0) Descent to the Plains - Rishikesh: 12.1) Dehra dun-Rishikesh -- 12.2) Sivanandanagar -- 12.3) Discussion -- 12.4) Lunch - The monkeys will attack you -- 12.5) You will not find a yogi -- 12.6) Black magic -- 12.7) Christian yoga? -- 12.8) The new-look Hinduism-Ramakrishna mission --------- * PART III: RECESSIONAL: 13.) Angle with the red-varnished Toe-nails -- 14.) The nun's story -- 15.) Epilogue. …

Text in French. As new glossy gatefold wraps with crisp bright text throughout.

paperback. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good ++.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 334 pages. 6.00x0.88x9.00 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Broché. Condition: Etat moyen. in-12 Description :154 pp. Couverture illustrée n/b rempliée défraichie et frottée. Tampon. Langue : Suédois Nb de volumes : 1.

Couverture souple. Condition: Comme neuf. Paris . Editions Alsatia . 1953 . Edition originale . Un fort volume in-8 , couverture souple ornée sous jaquette illustrée , 16 x 25 cm , de XXVI , 756 pages + nombreuses planches simples ou doubles & une carte dépliante . Proche du neuf .

In-8, 20 cm, 195pp., couverture jaquette, B61.