Seeing our inner Buddha

"Then it was as if I suddenly saw the beauty of their hearts, the depths of where neither sin nor desire can reach, the person that each one is in God's eyes. If only they could see themselves as they really are. If only we could see each other that way there would be no reason for war, for hatred, for cruelty...I suppose the big problem would be that we would fall down and worship one another."

Thomas Merton

Just be yourself

"Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already am. That I will never fulfill my obligation to surpass myself unless I first accept myself, and if I accept myself fully in the right way, I will already have surpassed myself."

Thomas Merton