In the 1960s best-selling book about the hippie revolution's ecumenical movement of the world's religions, "BE HERE NOW", by Baba Ram Dass, there is a list of books that are recommended reading material for hippies. This list includes books by Thomas Merton: "THE WAY OF CHUSNG TZU", "THE SEVEN STORY MAINTAIN", "SILENCE IN HEAVEN", "THE SIGN OF JONAS", "THOUGHTS IN SOLITUDE", "NEW SEED OF CONTEMPLATION" and "MYSTICS & ZEN MASTERS".

"BE HERE NOW" was the 1960s best-selling book for primarily Buddhist hippies who were involved with the counterculture's ecumenical movement of the world's religions. Books by Thomas Merton were primarily for Catholic hippies who were involved with the counterculture's ecumenical movement of the world's religions. " AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI", by Paramahansa Yogananda, was the best-selling book that was primarily for Hindu hippies who were involved with the counterculture's ecumenical movement of the world's religions. And "TOWARD THE ONE" was the best-selling book that was primarily for (Sufi) Moslem hippies who were involved with the counterculture's ecumenical movement of the world's religions.

An article about a - Thomas Merton influenced - hippie ecumenical movement of the world's religions ministry can be found at: Thomas Merton Center