The solution of the problem of life is life itself. Life is not attain…

Thomas Merton
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The solution of the problem of life is life itself. Life is not attained by reason and analysis but first of all by living. ✨ Thomas Merton (2015). Choosing to Love the World: On Contemplation, p.8, Sounds True
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Violence is not completely fatal until it ceases to disturb us. ✨ Thomas Merton (2011). Thoughts In Solitude, p.129, Macmillan
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The solution of the problem of life is life itself. Life is not attained by reason and analysis but first of all by living. ✨ Thomas Merton (2015). Choosing to Love the World: On Contemplation, p.8, Sounds True

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