The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about myself: and if I have been in error, this first step to truth is the discovery of my error.

Quote by Thomas Merton

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We are so obsessed with doing that we have no time and no imagination left...

We are so obsessed with doing that we have no time and no imagination left...

The very contradictions in my life are in some ways signs of God's mercy to...

The very contradictions in my life are in some ways signs of God's mercy to...

The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not...

The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not...

If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell.

If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell.

October is a fine and dangerous season in America. a wonderful time to begin anything...

October is a fine and dangerous season in America. a wonderful time to begin anything...

What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to...

What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to...

A daydream is an evasion.

A daydream is an evasion.

Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves...

Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves...

Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him,...

Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him,...

The least of the work of learning is done in the classroom.

The least of the work of learning is done in the classroom.

In this age of crowds in which I have determined to be a solitary, perhaps...

In this age of crowds in which I have determined to be a solitary, perhaps...

A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve...

A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve...

Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism...

Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism...

Wheels of fire, cosmic, rich, full-bodied honest victories over desperation.

Wheels of fire, cosmic, rich, full-bodied honest victories over desperation.

By reading the scriptures I am so renewed that all nature seems renewed around me...

By reading the scriptures I am so renewed that all nature seems renewed around me...

We have to have a deep, patient compassion for the fears of men and irrational...

We have to have a deep, patient compassion for the fears of men and irrational...

If a man is to live, he must be all alive, body, soul, mind, heart,...

If a man is to live, he must be all alive, body, soul, mind, heart,...

I wanted to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since...

I wanted to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since...

The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to...

The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to...

It's being here now that's important. There's no past and there's no future. Time is...

It's being here now that's important. There's no past and there's no future. Time is...

Maybe love won't let you down. All of your failures are training grounds and just...

Maybe love won't let you down. All of your failures are training grounds and just...

You cannot petition the Lord with prayer.

You cannot petition the Lord with prayer.