Thomas Merton

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"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."

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"One of the monastic fathers used to say, 'The nearer we are to God, the nearer we are to each other.'"

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"Peace comes from knowing that you are loved."

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"In the end, it is the reality of personal relationships that saves everything."

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"We are called to be contemplatives."

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"Do not depend on the hope of results."

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"The beginning of the journey back to God is the acknowledgment that you are on the wrong path."

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"The contemplative life is a life of prayer and solitude."

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"Contemplation is the highest form of prayer."

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"The purpose of a monastic community is not productivity or success."

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