--- product_id: 6862868 title: "No Man Is an Island" brand: "thomas merton" price: "3253 som" currency: KGS in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.kg/products/6862868-no-man-is-an-island store_origin: KG region: Kyrgyzstan --- # No Man Is an Island **Brand:** thomas merton **Price:** 3253 som **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** No Man Is an Island by thomas merton - **How much does it cost?** 3253 som with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kg](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/6862868-no-man-is-an-island) ## Best For - thomas merton enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted thomas merton brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description No Man Is an Island ## Images ![No Man Is an Island - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71bxMoj+BtL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, Thought-Provoking, Resonant Piece of Artistic Mysticism, at its best! *by J***. on Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2014* First off, I'm not Christian in any way, and I'm not atheistic. I am a spiritual wanderer at this point in my life, which feels like such an aberrant, social pariah type title to carry in a world that is mired by obnoxious categorical thinking, and vacuous forms of "nominal" descriptions of one's spiritual identity. It's all so tidy and sterile, almost too symmetrical, for something as wondrously mysterious, exciting, and endlessly enthralling as the deepest questions that really get to the heart of "What it means to be human?" I discovered Thomas Merton by pure happenstance, at a small, private catholic college, where I felt I misjudged him terribly, letting my own spiritual conflicts completely taint my thorough enjoyment of the depth of Thomas Merton's wonderful autobiography. Nonetheless, something from his autobiography lingered with me;otherwise, I doubt I'd search out for his more spiritual-centric books, like this one. The title is derived from a John Donne sermon, where the famous, yet so deceptively simple line "No Man is an Island," sticks out of that sermon like a sore-thumb. Our meditation on the death of another shouldn't be self-pitying, morbid, or an attempt to utilize it selfishly for another fundamentalist hell sermon (providing reasons for gloating/self-gratification over the thought that you're in heaven, and those many others are not..). Like John Donne, Thomas Merton's thoughtful, poetic book, exploring the tenets of true spirituality-charity,love, peace, humane poverty, Elizabeth Bishop style empathy- is thankfully the greatest antithesis to the life-hating, very dark, cold, almost nihilistic fundamentalism that is out there to steal out hearts away, make us fear life, and cause us to think love and charity is only for our own selfish benefit. This is spirituality that heals, and makes spiritual wanderers, lost in the mire of so many voices saying "what is right theology, what is wrong theology," and all those clashing, irritating, world-shrinking shouts of "God is this..." "God is that.." All this stuff deprives any real spiritual thinker from peace, forbearance of the soul, and it is Thomas Merton's writing that will keep you afloat, offering you such wise words of wisdom about how to live life fully with the right type of mindset; one that emanates peace. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars No one is left unfed by the fruits of this Perennial Classic! *by B***N on Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2010* A timeless classic filled with timeless ideas and ideals.I think Merton writes for all of us in this book. He leads us, he uplifts us, he motivates us, he accuses us, he challenges us, and he comforts us. He exudes such a solid spirituality.I read this for the first time in the mid 70's, riding the #7 IRT subway to and from Manhattan every day. I look back at how Merton (or maybe it was not him) had the ability to captivate me in that environment. He just seemed to draw me in, amidst all the noise and heat of summer (there was no air-conditioning). I still remember the experience--a challenging, transforming, spiritual experience.Part of my memory of this was that I encountered Truth--It was alive!--though I could not always describe how that was so. That memory has always allured me to reread this book. I did--a number of times. A reread of this is a completely new experience! I recently read him again, first the book--next as an audio book. I think the latter experience was even more impressive. Hearing his words has a remarkable effect. I don't think Merton (or Truth) leaves anybody unchanged!You will never consider this a waste of time! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars True Profundity *by B***G on Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2023* Elegant and thought provoking. 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