The Mysticism of Thomas Merton
“Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone — we find it with another.”
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4 min readAug 15, 2023
Firstly, it is important to establish that Fr. Louis (Thomas Merton) truly understood what Christian mysticism was. Contemplative prayer, according to Merton, is prayer “centered entirely on the presence of God.”