On Merton's Death
Judy from Chapel Hill, NC messaged us asking what Jim experienced when he heard of Merton’s death. Judy is a subscriber and a Turning to the Mystics podcast listener who finds Jim’s teachings to be helpful in her quest to draw closer to God and love others well. Thank you for this thoughtful question!
You have such a lovely presence. And your story resonates with me. I can feel your love for Thomas Merton. Your respect for him as a teacher. Your peace as you heard news of his death. You are such a beautiful person to continue Merton's work. You are a great mystic teacher because you are you, deeply genuine, aware of your infinite depth, your infinite support, your role in the endless weaving and unraveling of love, and your infinite unknowing. So humble. So worthy of respect. Thank you for being who you are. I am grateful to hear you speak. Always. _/\_
Thank you for this Jim - I love that you say “ I felt consoled that he existed”. How beautiful that you had 6 years with him as your spiritual guide . Reassures me that we are always unexplainably exactly where we need to be .
Blessings