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.
THOMAS MERTONFor 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.
More Thomas Merton Quotes
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What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we cannot cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves?
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The artist should preach nothing-not even his own autonomy. His art should speak its own truth, and in so doing it will be in harmony with every other kind of truth- moral, metaphysical, mystical.
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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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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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We are not converted only once in our lives but many times and this endless series of conversions and inner revolutions leads to our transformation.
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Learn how to meditate on paper. Drawing and writing are forms of meditation. Learn how to contemplate works of art. Learn how to pray in the streets or in the country. Know how to meditate not only when you have a book in your hand but when you are waiting for a bus or riding in a train.
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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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Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy.
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If you yourself are at peace, then there is at least some peace in the world.
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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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Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.
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The man who sweats under his mask, whose role makes him itch with discomfort, who hates the division in himself, is already beginning to be free.
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A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve two masters. Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.
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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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In a world of noise, confusion and conflict it is necessary that there be places of silence, inner discipline and peace. In such places love can blossom.
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