MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Sisto, Dick
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Descriptive Summary
Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1968
Volume: 2 item(s); 2 pg(s)
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Merton saw Dick Sisto performing in Louisville jazz clubs in the 1960's. In 1968, Sisto came for a couple of visits to Gethsemani Abbey in which he met with Merton. In their correspondence, they discuss Zen Buddhism and Christian mysticism.
Biography
Dick Sisto is a jazz vibraphonist and is currently the music director of the Seelbach Bar at the Seelbach Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. He shared an interest with Merton in Zen Buddhism and currently conducts meditation workshops. His wife, Penny Sisto, is a fabric artist who has created Merton-themed quilts.
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