What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we cannot cross the abyss t…

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What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we cannot cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? ✨ Thomas Merton (2015). Choosing to Love the World: On Contemplation, p.35, Sounds True
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Meditation is one of the ways in which the spiritual man keeps himself awake. ✨ Thomas Merton (2011). Thoughts In Solitude, p.54, Macmillan
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What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we cannot cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? ✨ Thomas Merton (2015). Choosing to Love the World: On Contemplation, p.35, Sounds True

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