Thomas Merton, Richard Rohr and the East

Since Thomas Merton died in 1968 much has been made in some quarters of his “flirtation with Eastern thought”. Thankfully we in the West have grown up a little bit since that time. Many are not as threatened by Eastern spiritual traditions. While making  The Many Storeys and Last Days of Thomas Merton I explored this theme of Merton serving as a bridge between West and East. The great Franciscan Richard Rohr brings interesting insight to the matter. Here is another excerpt from the interview Richard Rohr granted me in 2014.