What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we cannot cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves?
THOMAS MERTONYou do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.
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It is my belief, that we should not be too sure of having found Christ in ourselves until we have found him also in that part of humanity that is most remote from our own.
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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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In Silence God ceases to be an object and becomes an experience.
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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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Perhaps I am stronger than I think.
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Every breath we draw is a gift of God’s love; every moment of existence is a grace.
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Nothing has ever been said about God that hasn’t already been said better by the wind in the pine trees.
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For although God is right with us and in us and out of us and all through us, we have to go on journeys to find him.
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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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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 more you try to avoid suffering, the more you suffer, because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you, in proportion to your fear of being hurt. The one who does most to avoid suffering is, in the end, the one who suffers most.
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The purpose of our lives is to find the purpose of our lives.
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Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone – we find it with another.
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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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