Thomas Merton: Master of Attention: An Exploration of Prayer
Robert Waldron skillfully explores the connections between the development of Merton's life of prayer and Simone Weil's emphasis on attention and grace in a way that opens the subject to all who seek to practice contemplation. In this inspiring book we are gently but wisely led through increasing insight to a deepening of our own prayer life. An essential read for the curious, the serious, and all Merton readers. --Fiona Gardner, Chair of the Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland and author of Journeying Home and The Four Steps of LoveThomas Merton: Master of Attention is a compelling book from the heart not only of Waldron's scholarship, but of his own lay monastic interior life. From his own inbound adventures Waldron really knows of what he writes; a truly authentic author. This is a 'must read' for all those of a spiritual persuasion, Christian or otherwise. --Richard Whitfield, formerly Wardon of St. George's House, Windsor CastleWhether Buddhist, Sufi, or Christian, whether captivated by art, nature, poetry, or lectio divina, Waldron's readers will discover how to see more deeply and thus be in touch with the Cosmic Divine. --Monica Weis, SSJ, Professor of English, Nazareth College of Rochester