Tuesday, August 14, 2018

the unreality of the imaginary self

 Sketch by Thomas Merton

“In humility is the greatest freedom. As long as you have to defend the imaginary self that you think is important, you lose your peace of heart. As soon as you compare that shadow with the shadows of other people, you lose all joy, because you have begun to trade in unrealities and there is no joy in things that do not exist.”

~Thomas Merton
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2 comments:

  1. JillAugust 15, 2018 at 6:33 AM

    I just wanted to say how much I enjoy receiving these emails.
    Thank you for sending them...
    This one was particularly perfect for today.

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    1. beth cioffolettiAugust 15, 2018 at 5:00 PM

      thank you, Jill! There seems to be no rhyme or reason to them. I'm so glad that you wrote to tell me that.

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