"Contemplation is..beyond our own knowledge, beyond our own light, beyond systems, beyond explanations, beyond discourse, beyond dialogue, beyond our own self. To enter into contemplation one must in a certain sense die: but this death is in fact the entrance into a higher life."
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This sentiment was an important take-away of the discussion from yesterday. Were you the one who brought up Merton?
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I wasn’t! I signed in from the car and ultimately had to step out because of a bad signal. I missed most of the discussion, unfortunately.
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