Life is Quotes by Thomas Merton

24 Life is quotes by Thomas Merton

Merton’s 24 reflections invite a quiet pause, urging you to notice the sacred in the mundane. His poetic, contemplative style bridges mysticism and daily routine, making each line a gentle nudge toward inner stillness.

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The purpose of our lives is to find the purpose of our lives.

Thomas Merton

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Our real journey in life is interior.

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The meaning of life is found in openness to being and "being present" in full awareness.

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Our whole life is a meditation of our last decision - the only decision that matters.

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The spiritual life is first of all a life. It is not merely something to be known and studied, it is to…

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The Christian life, and especially the contemplative life, is a continual discovery of Christ in new and unexpected places.

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The solution of the problem of life is life itself. Life is not attained by reason and analysis but first of all…

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The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the other… The whole purpose of life is to live…

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Life is not accomplishing some special work but attaining to a degree of consciousness and inner freedom which is beyond all works…

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If you want to have a spiritual life you must unify your life. A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual…

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We live on the brink of disaster because we do not know how to let life alone. We do not respect the…

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If our life is poured out in useless words, we will never hear anything, never become anything, and in the end, because…

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There is no greater disaster in the spiritual life than to be immersed in unreality, for life is maintained and nourished in…

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The mission of Christian humility in social life is not merely to edify, but to keep minds open to many alternatives. The…

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Life is this simple: we are living in a world that is absolutely transparent and the divine is shining through it all…

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The solution of the problem of life is life itself. Life is not attained by reasoning and analysis, but first of all…

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Living is not thinking. Thought is formed and guided by objective reality outside us. Living is the constant adjustment of thought to…

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Our real journey in life is interior; It is a matter of growth, deepening, and of an ever greater surrender to the…

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What is 'grace'? It is God's own life, shared by us. God's life is love. Deus caritas est. By grace we are…

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In general, it can be said that no contemplative life is possible without ascetic self-discipline. One must learn to survive without the…

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Everything in modern city life is calculated to keep man from entering into himself and thinking about spiritual things. Even with the…

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My life is ... a mystery which I do not attempt to really understand, as though 1 were led by the hand…

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One of the most important-and most neglected-elements in the beginning of the interior life is the ability to respond to reality, to…

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One of the strange laws of the contemplative life is that in it you do not sit down and solve problems: you…

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