"I suppose what makes me most glad is……" — Thomas Merton
"I suppose what makes me most glad is that we all recognize each other in this metaphysical space of silence and happening, and get some sense, for a moment, that we are full of paradise without knowing it."
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491 Quotes by Thomas Merton
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Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.
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If you yourself are at peace, then there is at least some peace in the world.
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Our real journey in life is interior; It is a matter of growth, deepening, and of an ever greater surrender…
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Do not look for rest in any pleasure, because you were not created for pleasure: you were created for joy.…
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Let me rest in Your will and be silent. Then the light of Your joy will warm my life. Its…
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