The life of contemplation in action and purity of heart is, then, a life of great simplicity and
inner liberty. One is not seeking anything special or demanding any particular satisfaction.
One is content with what is.
Thomas Merton, The Inner Experience: Notes on Contemplation. William H. Shannon,
editor (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2003): 66
inner liberty. One is not seeking anything special or demanding any particular satisfaction.
One is content with what is.
Thomas Merton, The Inner Experience: Notes on Contemplation. William H. Shannon,
editor (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2003): 66
Happiness is not a goal to be pursued; it is the state of an accepting mind.
ReplyDeleteWhit, Merton would agree.
DeleteInteresting.
ReplyDelete"One" is a saint. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ms Moon
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