Do not look for rest in any pleasure, because you were not created for…

Thomas Merton
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Do not look for rest in any pleasure, because you were not created for pleasure: you were created for joy. And if you do not know the difference between pleasure and joy you have not yet begun to live. ✨ Thomas Merton (2007). New Seeds of Contemplation, New Directions Publishing
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Do not look for rest in any pleasure, because you were not created for pleasure: you were created for joy. And if you do not know the difference between pleasure and joy you have not yet begun to live. ✨ Thomas Merton (2007). New Seeds of Contemplation, New Directions Publishing

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