{"product_id":"contemplative-prayer-9780232526042","title":"Contemplative Prayer","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this classic text  Thomas Merton offers valuable guidance for prayer. He brings together a wealth of meditative and mystical influences from John of the Cross to Eastern desert monasticism to create a spiritual path for today. Most important  he shows how the peace contacted through meditation should not be sought in order to evade the problems of contemporary life  but can instead be directed back out into the world to affect positive change.  Contemplative Prayer is one of the most well-known works of spirituality of the last one hundred years  and it is a must-read for all seeking to live a life of purpose in today s world.  In a moving and profound introduction  Thich Nhat Hanh offers his personal recollections of Merton and compares the contemplative traditions of East and West.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67929471287349,"sku":"ByrdShop_0232526044","price":101.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780232526042.jpg?v=1794196587","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/contemplative-prayer-9780232526042","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}