If Zen has any preference it is for glass that is plain, has no color,…

Thomas Merton
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If Zen has any preference it is for glass that is plain, has no color, and is just glass. ✨ Thomas Merton, William H. Shannon (2010). Thomas Merton's Paradise Journey: Writings on Contemplation, p.222, Bloomsbury Publishing
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If Zen has any preference it is for glass that is plain, has no color, and is just glass. ✨ Thomas Merton, William H. Shannon (2010). Thomas Merton's Paradise Journey: Writings on Contemplation, p.222, Bloomsbury Publishing

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