The only true liberty is in the service of that which is beyond all li…

Thomas Merton
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The only true liberty is in the service of that which is beyond all limits, beyond all definitions, beyond all human appreciation: that which is All, and which therefore is no limited or individual thing: The All is no-thing, for if it were to be a single thing separated from all other things, it would not be All. ✨ Thomas Merton (2015). Choosing to Love the World: On Contemplation, p.58, Sounds True
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