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You are made in the image of what you desire.

You are made in the image of what you desire.

Thomas Merton
Desire, Spiritual Awakening, Made
Thomas Merton (2011). “Thoughts In Solitude”, p.64, Macmillan

I have only one desire, and that is the desire for solitude-to disappear into God, to be submerged in His peace, to be lost in the secret of His Face.

Thomas Merton
Solitude, Secret, Desire
Thomas Merton (2009). “Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and a Writer”, p.51, Harper Collins

I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you.

Thomas Merton
Believe, Desire, Doe
Thomas Merton (2009). “Dialogues with Silence: Prayers & Drawings”, p.8, Harper Collins

You will never be able to have perfect interior peace and recollection unless you are detached even from the desire of peace and recollection. You will never be able to pray perfectly until you are detached from the pleasures of prayer.

Thomas Merton
Prayer, Perfect, Desire
Thomas Merton (2007). “New Seeds of Contemplation”, New Directions Publishing

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