A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve two masters. Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.

Quote by Thomas Merton

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Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that...

Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that...

Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a...

Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a...

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of...

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of...

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of...

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of...

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

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

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

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

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,...

We do not exist for ourselves.

We do not exist for ourselves.

I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my...

I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my...

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,...

Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved. It leaves all the...

Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved. It leaves all the...

The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the...

The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the...

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...

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...

We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves,...

We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves,...

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...

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.

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...

The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.

The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.

We have what we seek, it is there all the time, and if we give...

We have what we seek, it is there all the time, and if we give...