| 1968 |
Alaska conferences (1 of 4) - "This is God's work" from a workshop at the Convent of the Precious Blook, Eagle River; and "The life that unifies" from a day of recollection for sisters. |
| 1968 |
Alaska conferences (2 of 4) - Day of recollection (corresponds to first 32 minutes of Archive Tape #206, Track 1). |
| 1968 |
Alaska conferences (3 of 4) - Day of recollection (corresponds to last 16 minutes of Archive Tape #206, Track 1); and two workshops for the Convent of the Precious Blood, Eagle River, "Prayer, Personalism, and the Spirit" and "Prayer and Conscience." |
| 1968 |
Alaska conferences (4 of 4) - Conclusion of "Prayer and Conscience" lecture given for the Convent of the Precious Blood, Eagle River (continued from MC004/CD0160); and an unknown conference. |
| 1968 |
Bangkok conference - lecture titled "Marxism and monastic perspectives" (Merton's last lecture) delivered December 10, 1968. |
| 1968 |
Calcutta conference - retreat for the Feast of Christ the King |
| 1968 |
Carmelites in Louisville, continued. |
| 1968 |
Carmelites in Louisville. |
| 1968 |
Community. Eberhard Arnold. |
| 1968 |
Conscience and Prayer. |
| 1968 |
Continuation from #1 and imagination in the life of prayer - Religious Virginity and Communal Love - The Institutionalized Church |
| 1968 |
Continuation of #1: thoughts on the contemplative life. |
| 1968 |
Day of recollection. (Alaska - see 206) |
| 1968 |
Dialog on prayer, continued. |
| 1968 |
Dialog on prayer. |
| 1968 |
French lecture with interpreter. |
| 1968 |
Hassidism: the prophetic vision continued. |
| 1968 |
Jewish book on unity - Martin Buber's The Way of Man. |
| 1968 |
Joyce - Dubliners. Three possible directions for future monasticism. |
| 1968 |
Joyce - Introduction - Aesthetics. |
| 1968 |
Message to Loretto nuns on life of prayer centered on God - Balance and grace |
| 1968 |
Monastic community. |
| 1968 |
Prophetic vision. Part 1 of 2. |
| 1968 |
Prophetic vision. Part 2 of 2. |
| 1968 |
Side 2 of original tape. |
| 1968 |
Theology of prayer. |
| 1968 |
Thoughts on the contemplative life. |
| 1968 |
Time and prayer, vocation. The Redwoods conference, continued. |
| 1968 |
Time and prayer, vocation. The Redwoods conference. |
| 1968 |
Women in the church: the prophetic vision continued. 1 of 2 |
| 1968 |
Women in the church: the prophetic vision continued. 2 of 2 |
| 1968 |
Workshop - contemplative life. |
| 1968 |
Yoga: the prophetic vision continued. 1 of 2. |
| 1968 |
Yoga: the prophetic vision continued. 2 of 2. |
| 1968 |
Zen, Hassidism: the prophetic vision continued. 1 of 2. |
| 1968 |
Zen, Hassidism: the prophetic vision continued. 2 of 2. |
| 1968/01/01 |
Sufism - heart. Love speaks in creatures. |
| 1968/01/07 |
Abbot. Pasternak's letters. |
| 1968/01/11 |
Mystic self annihilation. |
| 1968/01/14 |
Reflections on Dom Flavians election. |
| 1968/01/28 |
Hermits: Breaking the heart. N.C.R. |
| 1968/02 |
Fire side chat, February 2, 1968. |
| 1968/02/04 |
Serious life of prayer. Sufi psychoanalysis. |
| 1968/02/18 |
Growing up in society (beyond the social world). Tree of life. Loss of self. |
| 1968/02/25 |
Mystic life. |
| 1968/03/03 |
Introduction: return to the source: St. Jerome. |
| 1968/03/10 |
Irish monks. Points on the mystic life in the Far East, Nirvana. |
| 1968/03/24 |
Cassian. |
| 1968/03/24 |
Irish monks on mystic life. |
| 1968/04/07 |
Death of Martin Luther King. The mystic life in Cleveland, Ohio. Zen. Spiritual points for Easter time. The monastic vision as seen in Hebrews 1-5. |
| 1968/04/15 |
Sufism: Awareness of love in an awake heart. (Remarks on Martin Luther King funeral.) |
| 1968/05/05 |
Conversion of manners and early monks. |
| 1968/06/09 |
Prayer - our free time and what we do with it. |
| 1968/06/16 |
Contemplation and the modern man. [Christlikeness. Sufism: proper attitude toward life.] |
| 1968/06/18 |
Crisis of monasticism. Talk to novice masters at Gethsemani, June 18, 1968, continued. |
| 1968/06/18 |
Crisis of monasticism. Talk to novice masters at Gethsemani, June 18, 1968, continued. (Comment on effects of technology.) |
| 1968/06/18 |
Crisis of monasticism. Talk to novice masters at Gethsemani, June 18, 1968. |
| 1968/06/23 |
Prayer and spiritual direction. |
| 1968/06/30 |
Spiritual direction: growth and development. |
| 1968/07/07 |
Redwoods. Cassian: renunciation of our own desires and own will. |
| 1968/07/14 |
Gurus and Jesus. |
| 1968/07/21 |
Literature and theology. James Joyce. |
| 1968/07/28 |
Joyce - Dubliners. |
| 1968/08/04 |
Pentecostalism. Cassian. (Why come to the monastery.) Purity of heart |
| 1968/09 |
Building community. |
| 1968/09 |
Conclusion of workshop at Precious Blood Monastery, part 3, part 2 of 2. |
| 1968/09 |
Dialog on prayer. |
| 1968/09 |
Monastic community. |
| 1968/09 |
Part 3 of Workshop at Precious Blood Monastery. |
| 1968/09 |
Retreat (day of recollection) given to the sisters at Anchorage. |
| 1968/09 |
Workshop at Precious Blood Monastery continued. |
| 1968/09 |
Workshop at Precious Blood Monastery, part 3. |
| 1968/09/29 |
Day of recollection for sisters Anchorage, Alaska, continued. |
| 1968/09/29 |
Day of recollection for sisters Anchorage, Alaska. |
| 1968/10/03 |
Monastic renewal. Introduction by W. H. Ferry, followed by Merton's talk and discussion. Unedited version of #190 tracks 1 and 2. |
| 1968/10/03 |
Thomas Merton speaks of his upcoming trip to Asia. |
| 1968/10/03 |
Thomas Merton speaks of his upcoming trip to Asia. (Continued from track #1: 190-Tr-2.) |
| 1968/10/23 |
Extemporaneous remarks speaking of monks at the first spiritual summit conference in Calcutta. |
| 1968/10/26 |
Closing prayer at the first spiritual summit conference in Calcutta. |
| 1968/11/25 |
Continuation of theology of prayer. |
| 1968/11/25 |
Theology of prayer. |
| 1968/11/25 |
Theology of prayer. |
| 1968/12/13 |
Compline - 7.30 pm |
| 1968/12/17 |
Burial service of Thomas Merton, monks cemetery, Gethsemani. |
| 1968/12/17 |
Reception of Thomas Merton's body in the community cloister - 1.15 pm, 12/17/1968. |
| 1968/12/17 |
Vespers and funeral mass of Thomas Merton - 3:30 pm, 12/17/1968, continued. |
| 1968/12/17 |
Vespers and funeral mass of Thomas Merton - 3:30 pm, 12/17/1968. |