I see no contradiction between Buddhism and Christianity. I intend to become as good a Buddhist as I can.
THOMAS MERTONI see no contradiction between Buddhism and Christianity. I intend to become as good a Buddhist as I can.
More Thomas Merton Quotes
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Self-conquest is really self-surrender. Yet before we can surrender ourselves we must become ourselves. For no one can give up what he does not possess.
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To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love. Love is my true identity. Selflessness is my true self. Love is my true character. Love is my name.
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People may spend their whole lives climbing the ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the ladder is leaning against the wrong wall.
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The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another.
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Prayer is not so much a way to find God as a way of resting in him who loves us, who is near to us.
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When you see God in everyone, then they see God in you.
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Our real journey in life is interior; It is a matter of growth, deepening, and of an ever greater surrender to the creative action of love and grace in our hearts. Never was it more necessary to respond to that action.
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How can I be sincere if I am constantly changing my mind to conform with the shadow of what I think others expect of me?
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Others can give you a name or a number, but they can never tell you who you really are. That is something you yourself can only discover from within.
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A happiness that is sought for ourselves alone can never be found: for a happiness that is diminished by being shared is not big enough to make us happy.
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You are made in the image of what you desire.
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The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves.
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How can I be sincere if I am constantly changing my mind to conform with the shadow of what I think others expect of me?
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Every one of us is shadowed by an illusory person: a false Self. We are not very good at recognizing illusions, least of all the ones we cherish about ourselves.
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From the moment you put a piece of bread in your mouth you are part of the world. Who grew the wheat? Who made the bread? Where did it come from? You are in relationship with all who brought it to the table. We are least separate and most in common when we eat and drink.
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