The spiritual life is first of all a life. It is not merely something …

Thomas Merton
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The spiritual life is first of all a life. It is not merely something to be known and studied, it is to be lived. ✨ Thomas Merton (2011). Thoughts In Solitude, p.52, Macmillan
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The spiritual life is first of all a life. It is not merely something to be known and studied, it is to be lived. ✨ Thomas Merton (2011). Thoughts In Solitude, p.52, Macmillan

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