#thomasmerton

[carlmccolman]

So I gave a talk at the @writing_for_your_life Conference on “Writing as a Contemplative Practice.” Here I am, talking like I normally do with my eyes closed. It’s an introvert thing. Photos by the incomparable @kateradnc and T-Shirt but the exquisitely wonderful @franv.mccolman. Belly courtesy of too much chocolate. #writing #contemplation #spirituality #ThomasMerton #icedye (at Candler School of Theology - Emory University) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpinbAbuzYy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[o-diariode-quem]

Meu Senhor Deus,

Não faço ideia para onde estou indo.

Não vejo a estrada à minha frente.

Não posso saber ao certo onde isso vai terminar.

Nem eu realmente me conheço,

e o fato de eu achar que estou seguindo sua vontade

não significa que estou realmente fazendo isso.

Mas acredito que o desejo de agradar você

de fato lhe agrada.

E espero ter esse desejo em tudo o que estou fazendo.

Espero nunca fazer nada além desse desejo.

— Thomas Merton

[awakenwordsnow]

How to Use The Seven Storey Mountain 

Thomas Merton’s The Seven Storey Mountain is more than a memoir—it’s a guide to spiritual awakening.

This book chronicles Merton’s journey from a life of worldly pursuits to becoming a Trappist monk.

If you’re seeking clarity, direction, or a deeper connection with faith, this book can offer transformative lessons.

Here’s how you can use it to enhance your own spiritual growth.

[bdknopp]

LIBERTY…

God Bless America “The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image.” ― Thomas Merton Thomas Merton, a prominent Trappist monk, writer, and mystic, teaches us that true love begins with the acceptance of others as they are, without trying to mold them into our own image. This quote serves as a reminder to…

[centrumobecnosci]

#walentynki #jesteś #szanuje #kocham #akceptuje #jestem #ufam #wierzę #doświadczam #obecność #cytat #thomasmerton (w: Centrum Obecności) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoojZm8twzg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ronk]

Art allows us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. - Thomas Merton #art #vermeer #thomasmerton https://www.instagram.com/p/CoFPi_POb15/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[monasterypod]

from No Man Is an Island. This reminder, for me, is a constant call back to a bedrock of nonviolence. In the times of needing to clearly call out violence and oppression and genocide, there can be an exhaustion from working for peace. This exhaustion needs tending. Take care of yourselves friends.

#thomasmerton

#nonviolence

#peacemaking

#freepalestine

[jacobnicholasacostamisquez]

"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main." #Renaissance #RenaissanceThought #Humanism #Interconnectedness #Universality #WestMeetsEast #EmpiricalObservation #CriticalThinking #ThomasMerton #JohnDonne #Antiisolationism

[unfoldingnarratives]

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time #ThomasMerton #aventurasdeamigos #openstudio #puertasabiertas #zapadores #artistas #carabanchel #explorar #inspirar

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[j-nn-ly]

The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.

- Thomas Merton (No Man Is an Island)

[annhansonsculpture]

🌀This has certainly been my experience. While I didn’t always know where my artist journey would take me, my intuition told me it was a journey I must take, and that was enough for me. ✨I had so many puzzling mysteries in my life that troubled me and I felt lost on where to start. My art held my hand and showed me the way. My art studio was my safe haven to help figure these things out in. 🌀There are some truths too difficult and painful to approach directly. Our lives are often thick with coping mechanisms that blind us while protecting us and so, we need a different approach. ✨May your personal experience of art, whether you be an artist or an art appreciator, help you find your way💋 🌀Music: “Remember” by @iksonmusic ✨ 🌀 ✨ #annhansonart #artistsofig #artistsonig #annsdailydoodle #artistquotes #artinspiration #intuitiveartist #theartistsway #artquotes #trustyourself #lifeofanartist #artistsoninsta #artistsoninstagram #creativesoul #artinspo #artistsofinstagram #artistquote #thomasmerton #courageouscreative #artjourney #artwords #arttalk #innerwisdom #artthoughts #trustthejourney #innerresource #trustyourintuition #wisewords #innerguidance #arttherapy (at Poughkeepsie, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChPvP5QOxRT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[anastpaul]

Quote/s of the Day – 20 December – '… Answer quickly, O Virgin. ...'

Quote/s of the Day – 20 December – ‘… Answer quickly, O Virgin. …’

Quote/s of the Day – 20 December – Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent, Readings: Isaiah 7: 10-14; Psalm 24: 1-6; Luke 1: 26-38 “And Mary said,‘Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.May it be to me according to your word.’” Luke 1:38 “The price of our salvationis offered to you.We shall be set free at once, if you consent.In the eternal Word of God, we all came to beand behold, we die.In your…

[ktobias98]

[canonizedandotherwise]

[pastelunicornrainbowlove]

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.

Thomas Merton , No Man Is an Island

[zunairasworld]

"The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them."

(Thomas Merton: no man is an island)