The Silent Life by Thomas Merton Summary
Overview of The Silent Life
Merton's "The Silent Life" unveils monastic existence with poetic precision. This 1957 spiritual classic sparked interfaith dialogue with the Dalai Lama and Thich Nhat Hanh. What secrets of contemplation could transform your chaotic modern life into one of profound purpose?
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著者の声を通じて本を感じる
知識を魅力的で例が豊富な洞察に変換
キーアイデアを瞬時にキャプチャして素早く学習
楽しく魅力的な方法で本を楽しむ
重要なポイント
When the World Disappears, God Appears
What possesses someone to abandon everything-career, family, comfort, freedom-to live in silence behind monastery walls? In an age where Leonard Cohen could walk away from international fame to spend five years in a Zen monastery, perhaps we're beginning to understand what Thomas Merton articulated decades ago: that the monk's "useless" life answers our deepest hunger. We measure success by what we produce, accumulate, and broadcast to the world. The monk measures it by what he surrenders. This isn't escape or cowardice-it's the most radical response imaginable to being found by God. No one seeks the divine without first being sought. The monastic vocation begins with hearing a call that drowns out every other voice, a summons so compelling that nothing else matters. In our hyperconnected world of constant notifications and manufactured urgency, the monastery stands as both rebuke and refuge, asking a question we're increasingly desperate to answer: What if the path to finding yourself requires losing everything you think you are?
The Monk's Paradox: Gaining Everything by Releasing Everything
The Clear Stream: Pursuing Purity of Heart
Living Stones: The Monastery as Sacred Community
The Benedictine Balance and Cistercian Fire
The Radical Edge: Hermits Who Choose Complete Solitude
The Hidden Power: How Monks Transform the World They've Left
クイックサマリーモード - 『The Silent Life』の要約を10分で読む・聴く
『The Silent Life』の核心的なアイデアを分かりやすいポイントに分解し、革新的なチームがどのように創造、協力、成長するかを理解します。
フラッシュカードモード - 『The Silent Life』から厳選した10の洞察
『The Silent Life』を素早い記憶のヒントに凝縮し、率直さ、チームワーク、創造的な回復力の主要原則を強調します。
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"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
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"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
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"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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