Thomas Merton – Sri Lanka, son dernier voyage… (3)

Thomas Merton – Sri Lanka, son dernier voyage… (3)

I walked a little by the lake in the cool breeze… 1 December 1968 Kandy A clear, hot sky. Flowering trees. A hot day coming. I woke at the sound of many crows fighting in the air. Then the booming drum at the Temple of Buddha’s Tooth. Now, the traffic of buses...
Thomas Merton – Sri Lanka, son dernier voyage (2)

Thomas Merton – Sri Lanka, son dernier voyage (2)

Today I took the early train to Kandy… 30 November 1968Kandy The views from the train were sometimes quite impressive : coconuts, rice, tea, bananas, bamboo, and mountains covered with jungle. La campagne traversée par la ligne de chemin de fer est très...
Thomas Merton – Sri Lanka, son dernier voyage… (1)

Thomas Merton – Sri Lanka, son dernier voyage… (1)

« I am going home… » THOMAS MERTON was born in France in 1915. Despite choosing a life of contemplation and prayer, as a Trappist monk, he continued to communicate with some of the most famous activists, artists, politicians, and theologians of his day, and...
Le « geolitt » de Michel…

Le « geolitt » de Michel…

Michel Treutenaere (1952-2021) Ecritures vagabondes à Sri Lanka Geolitt ? Une histoire de passions et de rencontres… Rencontre d’une idée originale incarnée dans un homme qui inlassablement a œuvré pour créer les conditions permettant le développement de cette...