Are they moved by a sense of human need for silence, for reflection, for inner seeking? So they want to get away from the noise and tension of modern life, at least for a little while, in order to relax their minds and wills and seek a blessed healing sense of inner unity, reconciliation, integration?
Thomas MertonOthers can give you a name or a number, but they can never tell you who you really are. That is something you yourself can only discover from within.
Thomas MertonThere is a subtle but inescapable connection between the "sacred" attitude and the acceptance of one's in most self.
Thomas MertonA Christian is committed to the belief that Love and Mercy are the most powerful forces on earth.
Thomas MertonNot only does silence give us a chance to understand ourselves better, to get a truer and more balanced perspective on our own lives in relation to the lives of others: silence makes us whole if we let it. Silence helps draw together the scattered and dissipated energies of a fragmented existence.
Thomas Merton