The hearing that is only in the ears is one thing. The hearing of the …

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The hearing that is only in the ears is one thing. The hearing of the understanding is another. But the hearing of the spirit is not limited to any one faculty to the ear, or to the mind. ✨ The Living Bread. Book by Thomas Merton, 1956.
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