It is when we love the other, the enemy, that we obtain from God the key to an understanding of who He is, and who we are.
Thomas MertonTrue happiness is found in unselfish Love, A love which increases in proportion as it is shared.
Thomas MertonTrue contemplation is not a psychological trick but a theological grace. It can come to us ONLY as a gift, and not as a result of our own clever use of spiritual techniques.
Thomas MertonAnd the deepest level of communication is not communication, but communion. It is wordless. it is beyond words, and it is beyond speech, and it is beyond concept.
Thomas Merton