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Turning to Thomas Merton

Turning to the Mystics with James Finley

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The Reality of Thomas Merton

When I went to see him, the reality of Thomas Merton made God's unreality impossible to me. So like I sat at his feet in the classical sense, I had this rare opportunity to be with somebody like that. They're hard to find. And then out of that compassion, I told him about my desire for God. See, that's what opened it up to me. He said, you know, we said once in a while you'll find somebody to talk to about this. But they're really hard to find."

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