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One of the many delights of responding to the bishop's letter has been the discovery that both Merton's original Seeds of Contemplation and its revision New Seeds of Contemplation are available on the internet as pdfs. That means that now on any electronic device they are instantly available from this post. Moreover, on a laptop computer with a monitor attached I can place each of them on a screen and compare.   SEEDS OF CONTEMPLATION.pdf NEW SEEDS OF CONTEMPLATION.pdf   Merton's Journey from SEEDS to NEW SEEDS by Roth Fox, O.S.B This twenty-two page article concludes. By comparing Seeds with New Seeds we have been able to trace some  of the most significant changes that occurred in Merton's thought from 1949  to 1961. Were the changes and developments only a normal process of spiritual growth, or were they indicative of a more profound conversion? That  question cannot be objectively answered because any judgment made is  based on the subjective exper...