We stumble and fall…
We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened. But when we are in true spiritual darkness, we do not even know that we have fallen.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Ladder of success…
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.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Begin to seek…
We may begin to seek Him in desolation, feeling nothing but His absence. But the mere fact that we seek Him proves that we have already found Him.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Sailing to the moon…
What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we cannot cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves?
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Where no one will disturb…
There should be at least a room or some corner where no one will find you and disturb you or notice you.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Found his vocation…
A man knows when he has found his vocation when he stops thinking about how to live and begins to live.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
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