Thomas Merton was a Catholic Priest and mystic. He greatly inspired both Catholic and
Protestants alike. He wrote more than 70
books most of which are available to read today. He was influenced by Meister Eckhart realizing
the necessity of inner stillness as a means of letting God in. He also practiced spiritual contemplation and
meditation.
Merton believed the was to God and self-realization was to be
yourself. In this he felt that to know God you had to
know yourself. Being yourself was understanding
that you are love by God and are love yourself in God.
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