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Function Quotes by Thomas Merton
- Contemplation is not and cannot be a function of this external self. There is an irreducible opposition between the deep transcendent self that awakens only…
- The whole function of the life of prayer is, then, to enlighten and strengthen our conscience so that it not only knows and perceives the…
- Today the artist has inherited the combined functions of hermit, pilgrim, prophet, priest, shaman, sorcerer, soothsayer, alchemist.
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