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 attentivecouragegod Change image and share on social
Advertising treats all products with the reverence and the seriousness due to sacraments. Thomas Merton advertisedueproduct Change image and share on social
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. Thomas Merton desireendimage Change image and share on social
Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that you discover act without motion, labor that is profound repose, vision in obscurity, and, beyond all desire, a fulfillment whose limits extend to infinity. Thomas Merton actactivitybegin share on social
The least of the work of learning is done in the classroom. Thomas Merton classroomlearnwork Change image and share on social
If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell. Thomas Merton hellhistorymodern Change image and share on social
Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his soul. Thomas Merton eartheventlife Change image and share on social
Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a deepening of the present, and unless you look for it in the present you will never find it. Thomas Merton deepenfindfuture Change image and share on social
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 beginfindfit Change image and share on social
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 abysscrossdisastrous share on social
