Learn how to meditate on paper. Drawing and writing are forms of medit…

Thomas Merton
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Learn how to meditate on paper. Drawing and writing are forms of meditation. Learn how to contemplate works of art. Learn how to pray in the streets or in the country. Know how to meditate not only when you have a book in your hand but when you are waiting for a bus or riding in a train. ✨ Thomas Merton (2007). New Seeds of Contemplation, New Directions Publishing
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