Tag Archives: Thomas Merton

The Scars Remain

Posted on September 16, 2013 by russtowne

The only true joy on earth is to escape from the prison of our own false self, and enter, by love, into union with the Life who dwells, and sings, within the essence of every creature, and in the core … Continue reading →

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The Beginning of Love

Posted on December 16, 2012 by russtowne

“The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twistThoth to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.”. — Thomas Merton I got married … Continue reading →

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