Gratitude takes nothing for granted, is never unresponsive, is constantly awakening to new wonder.
THOMAS MERTONViolence is not completely fatal until it ceases to disturb us.
More Thomas Merton Quotes
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The spiritual life is first of all a life. It is not merely something to be known and studied, it is to be lived.
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But if you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I think I am living for.
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Before we can realize who we really are, we must become conscious of the fact that the person we think we are, here and now, is at best an impostor and a stranger.
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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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If you yourself are at peace, then there is at least some peace in the world.
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Love is not a matter of getting what you want. Quite the contrary. The insistence on always having what you want, on always being satisfied, on always being fulfilled, makes love impossible.
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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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Our real journey in life is interior.
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Do not be too quick to condemn the man who no longer believes in God: for it is perhaps your own coldness and avarice and mediocrity and materialism and selfishness that have chilled his faith.
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Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy.
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Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody’s business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy.
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Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your soul in the joy of Christ.
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Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already I am.
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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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Actions are the doors and windows of being. Unless we act, we have no way of knowing what we are.
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