Thoughts in Solitude

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Thoughts in Solitude explores psychology, philosophy, consciousness and the nature of mind. The book considers ideas, themes and practices connected with its subject, making it relevant to readers looking to explore psychology, philosophy, consciousness and the nature of mind. Depending on the reader's interests, it may also be useful as an introduction to the wider historical, philosophical or spiritual context surrounding the work.
Thoughts in Solitude explores psychology, philosophy, consciousness and the nature of mind. The book considers ideas, themes and practices connected with its subject, making it relevant to readers looking to explore psychology, philosophy, consciousness and the nature of mind. Depending on the reader's interests, it may also be useful as an introduction to the wider historical, philosophical or spiritual context surrounding the work.

Thoughtful and eloquent, as timely (or timeless) now as when it was originally published in 1956, Thoughts in Solitude addresses the pleasure of a solitary life, as well as the necessity for quiet reflection in an age when so little is private.

Thomas Merton writes:

"When society is made up of men who know no interior solitude it can no longer be held together by love: and consequently it is held together by a violent and abusive authority. But when men are violently deprived of the solitude and freedom which are their due, the society in which they live becomes putrid, it festers with servility, resentment and hate."

Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk, is perhaps the foremost spiritual thinker of the twentieth century. His diaries, social commentary, and spiritual writings continue to be widely read after his untimely death in 1968.