O love-why can't you leave me alone? Which is a rhetorical question meaning: for heaven's sake, don't.
Thomas MertonIf we are to love sincerely, and with simplicity, we must first of all overcome the fear of not being loved.
Thomas MertonContemplative living is living in true relationship with oneself, God, others and nature, free of the illusions of separateness.
Thomas MertonI believe we are going to have to prepare ourselves for the difficult and patient task of outgrowing rigid and intransigent nationalism, and work slowly towards a world federation of peaceful nations. How will this be possible? Don't ask me. I don't know. But unless we develop a moral, spiritual, and political wisdom that is proportionate to our technological skill, our skill may end us.
Thomas Merton