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Such a one is alone with god in all places, and he alone truly enjoys the companionship of other men, because he loves them in god in whom their presence is not tiresome, and because of whom his own love for them can never know satiety. He received several awards recognizing his contribution. Merton will challenge you to look at your soul and to seek god for the strength to change, read more. Thomas merton was born in prades, pyreneesorientales, france, on january 31, 1915, to owen merton, a new zealand painter active in europe and the united states, and ruth jenkins, an american quaker and artist. A gem of a book i discovered thomas merton when i came upon seeds of contemplation while browsing in the stacks of a library during the early years of my spiritual journey. No man is an island by merton, thomas 2003 hardcover. Read no man is an island by thomas merton available from rakuten kobo. Thomas merton ocso january 31, 1915 december 10, 1968 was an american trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion.
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