A man searching for enlightenment is like a man sitting on an Ass in s…

Thomas Merton
439 citations
A man searching for enlightenment is like a man sitting on an Ass in search of an Ass
Politics
19

More Author Quotes

To love blindly is to love selfishly, because the goal of such love is not the real advantage of the beloved but only the exercise of love in our own souls. ✨ Thomas Merton (2005). No Man is an Islan … ▶
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.22 … ▶
Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your soul in the joy of Christ. ✨ Thomas Merton (1990). The School of Charity: The Letters Of Thomas Merton On Religious Renewal & … ▶
The secret of my full identity is hidden in Him. He alone can make me who I am, or rather who I will be when at last I fully begin to be. But unless I desire this identity and work to find it with Hi … ▶
The Hindus are not looking for us to send them men who will build schools and hospitals, although those things are good and useful in themselves--and perhaps very badly needed in India: they want to … ▶

Most Cited Authors

27

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

27

Curated Author Quotes

82 Unforgettable 🦇 Batman Quotes