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Quotes by Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was an influential American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, and mystic whose contemplative works resonated deeply within the realms of spirituality and social justice. Born in France and raised in the United States, Merton entered the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, where he began to pen seminal texts that explored the intersection of faith, peace, and personal transformation. His writings, notably "The Seven Storey Mountain," sparked a spiritual awakening for many, solidifying his legacy as a pivotal figure in 20th-century spirituality.
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"Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him, requires a lot of courage and know-how."
Thomas Merton"We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God."
Thomas Merton"We are so obsessed with doing that we have no time and no imagination left for being. As a result, men are valued not for what they are but for what they do or what they have - for their usefulness."
Thomas Merton
"Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his soul."
Thomas Merton
"Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved. It leaves all the other secondary effects to take care of themselves. Love, therefore, is its own reward."
Thomas Merton"Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone - we find it with another."
Thomas Merton
"Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience."
Thomas Merton
"The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them."
Thomas Merton"What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless, but disastrous."
Thomas Merton
"Death is someone you see very clearly with eyes in the center of your heart: eyes that see not by reacting to light, but by reacting to a kind of a chill from within the marrow of your own life."
Thomas Merton