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Thaddeus of Vitovnica: How To Create Peace

Thaddeus of Vitovnica: How To Create Peace

“Our starting point is always wrong. Instead of beginning with ourselves, we always want to change others first and ourselves last. If everyone would begin first with themselves, then there would be peace all around!” Thaddeus of Vitovnica, from Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder…

Thomas Merton – Live With Humility And Find Peace

Thomas Merton – Live With Humility And Find Peace

“I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my own whims and fancies. I cannot make even my own body obey me.” Thomas Merton There are a million infomercials, motivational speakers, and advertisements that will tell you differently, but this is truth “I cannot…