Augustine wrote that the existence of God can be deduced from the self-consciousness of a human being through comprehension (Augustine, 2010). Augustine who considered such objects as God and the soul worthy of cognition. Seeking God and knowing Him through experience was the main purpose of Merton’s life. People are the embodiment of their desires, and human life is shaped by the purpose, by the end, they live for. If people want to live a spiritual life, they must give it integrity. He gave simple advice for those who seek God and a sense of existence (Merton, 1999). On this journey, Merton was full of doubts, falls, and spiritual struggle, but he openly told his story, with self-irony and meticulous accuracy. Merton traced his path from birth to the monastery, and all this time God constantly called him. This is a personal story about how a selfish, spoilt, and cynical boy, a graduate of Cambridge, got into a monastery, lived in silence and fasting, wrote his books, and prayed (Merton, 1999). This is not a theological treatise and not a method of conversion. This book is a story about how people come to faith.
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