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    Merton's Sacred Collision: East Meets West

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    A deep theological exploration of how Thomas Merton's revolutionary integration of Eastern philosophy with Christian monasticism challenges Western faith assumptions and reveals new depths in Scripture and contemplative practice.

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    The true self is the absence of the grasping, separate ego; it is what remains when you stop trying to be somebody and instead discover the 'hidden wholeness' that underlies all apparent divisions.

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    Do a deep theological and philosophy study on Thomas Merton and eastern philosophy and God’s word and Jesus teachings. Root this podcast in Thomas Merton in his insights in how he sees faith colliding with philosophy and study what this means for scripture and our faith itself, especially from a western point of view 

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