One of the strange laws of the contemplative life is that in it you do…

Thomas Merton
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One of the strange laws of the contemplative life is that in it you do not sit down and solve problems: you bear with them until they somehow solve themselves. Or until life solves them for you. ✨ Thomas Merton, Robert Inchausti (2007). Echoing Silence: Thomas Merton on the Vocation of Writing, p.23, Shambhala Publications
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