Thomas Merton: The Truth That Many People Never Understand

There is deep wisdom here. Learning to tenderly, compassionately, and courageously know and befriend ourselves right where we're at is indeed the pathway to consciously seeing, befriending, and embracing one another and this beautiful world we share. This journey is not about "self-improvement," as I once had thought. It is the spiritual process of becoming who we truly are, of knowing the beauty of our true nature. Bless us all. ― Molly

The truth that many people never understand

until it is too late is that the more

you try to avoid suffering, 

the more you suffer. 

 

— Thomas Merton