Thinking about monastic ideals is not the same as living up to them, but at any rate such thinking has an important place in a monk's life, because you cannot begin to do anything unless you have some idea what you are trying to do.


The Sign of Jonas (ed. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002) - ISBN: 9780547544960

Thomas Merton Quotes

Thinking about monastic ideals is not the same as living up to them, but at any rate such thinking has an important place in a monk's life, because...

Thinking about monastic ideals is not the same as living up to them, but at any rate such thinking has an important place in a monk's life, because...

Thinking about monastic ideals is not the same as living up to them, but at any rate such thinking has an important place in a monk's life, because...

Thinking about monastic ideals is not the same as living up to them, but at any rate such thinking has an important place in a monk's life, because...