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For me to be a saint means to be myself. Therefore the problem of sanctity and salvation is in fact the problem of finding out who I am and of discovering my true self.

Thomas Merton
Wisdom, Mean, Self
Thomas Merton (2007). “New Seeds of Contemplation”, p.31, New Directions Publishing
For me to be a saint means to be myself. Therefore the problem of sanctity and salvation is in fact the problem of finding out who I am and of discovering my true self.