TY - BOOK AU - Merton,Thomas TI - The Asian journal of Thomas Merton T2 - A New Directions book SN - 0811204642 AV - BX2350.2 .M449 1973 U1 - 230/.2/0924B PY - 1973///] CY - [New York] PB - [New Directions Pub. Corp.] KW - Merton, Thomas, KW - Catholic Church KW - Doctrines KW - Spiritual life KW - Meditation N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-361); The eastward flight - October 15-18 -- Calcutta - October 19-27 -- New Delhi - October 28-31 -- The Himalayas - November 1-25 -- Madras - November 26-28 -- Ceylon - November 29-December 6 -- Bangkok - December 7-8 -- Complementary reading -- Appendixes -- September 1968 circular letter to friends -- On mindfulness / Bhikkhu Khantipalo -- Thomas Merton's view of Monasticism -- Monastic experience and East-West dialogue / Thomas Merton -- Special closing prayer -- November circular letter to friends -- Marxism and monastic perspectives / Thomas Merton -- Letter to Abbot Flavian Burns -- The significance of the Bhagavad-Gita / Thomas Merton N2 - Merton's pilgrimage to Asia, reaching out in ecumenism to Islam, Zen, Sufism, and Buddhism, but not breaking from his Christian roots ER -