What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are…

Quote by Thomas Merton

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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 least of the work of learning is done in the classroom

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

We do not exist for ourselves.

We do not exist for ourselves.

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...

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...

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

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...

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 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 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,...

Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your...

Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your...

We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened. But when we are...

We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened. But when we are...

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.

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 tighter you squeeze, the less you have.

The tighter you squeeze, the less you have.

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 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...

A daydream is an evasion.

A daydream is an evasion.

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...