We have what we seek, it is there all the time, and if we give it time, it will make itself known to us.

Quote by Thomas Merton

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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 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,...

The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about...

The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about...

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

Perhaps I am stronger than I think.

Perhaps I am stronger than I think.

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...

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...

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 biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.

The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.

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...

To consider persons and events and situations only in the light of their effect upon...

To consider persons and events and situations only in the light of their effect upon...

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...

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

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

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

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...

'Accounts are not quite settled between us,' said she, with a passion that equaled my...

'Accounts are not quite settled between us,' said she, with a passion that equaled my...

It was cold, and he was coughing. A fine cold draught blew over the knoll....

It was cold, and he was coughing. A fine cold draught blew over the knoll....