“For
the world and time are the dance of the Lord in emptiness. The more we persist
in misunderstanding the phenomena of life, the more we analyze them out into
strange finalities and complex purposes of our own, the more we involve
ourselves in sadness, absurdity, and despair. But it does not matter much,
because no despair of ours can alter the reality of things, or stain the joy of
the cosmic dance which is always there. Indeed, we are in the midst of it, and
it is in the midst of us, for it beats in our very blood, whether we want it to
or not.” —Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation (1962)Sunday, October 19, 2014
Quote of the Day (Thomas Merton, on the ‘Dance of the Lord in Emptiness’)
“For
the world and time are the dance of the Lord in emptiness. The more we persist
in misunderstanding the phenomena of life, the more we analyze them out into
strange finalities and complex purposes of our own, the more we involve
ourselves in sadness, absurdity, and despair. But it does not matter much,
because no despair of ours can alter the reality of things, or stain the joy of
the cosmic dance which is always there. Indeed, we are in the midst of it, and
it is in the midst of us, for it beats in our very blood, whether we want it to
or not.” —Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation (1962)
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