MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Richards, John H.
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Descriptive Summary
Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1966
Volume: 2 item(s); 3 pg(s)
Scope and Content
This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Richards, John H.".
Biography
John H. Richards writes from south Wales. He writes about desiring certain aspects of the Christian experience while feeling more of a Buddhist. Merton replies with certain similarities and differences at the essence of the two, a similar response to much of what he says in Zen and the Birds of Appetite. They also discuss the type of meditation taught at monasteries in Burma.
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See also one published letter from Merton to Richards in Witness to Freedom, pp. 325-326.
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