Contemplative living is living in true relationship with oneself, God, others and nature, free of the illusions of separateness.
Thomas MertonThe truth that many people never understand until it is too late is that the more you try to avoid suffering, the more you suffer.
Thomas MertonOur happiness consists in sharing the happiness of God, the perfection of His unlimited freedom, the perfection of His love.
Thomas MertonKeeping a journal has taught me that there is not so much new in your life as you sometimes think. When you re-read your journal you find out that your latest discovery is something you already found out five years ago. Still, it is true that one penetrates deeper and deeper into the same ideas and the same experiences.
Thomas Merton