X(43)
Qui enim a nullis refraenat licitis
vicinus est illictis.
Whoever does not refrain from some licit things is close to (engaging in) illicit ones.
(Aug. de Ut. Jejunii 5.)
(Nov. 1964)
Locutus est mihi (Dominus) et dixit[:] Ingredere
et includere in mediodomus tuae.
(The Lord) spoke to me and said: Go in and shut thyself up in the midst of thy house.
Ezech3:24
To the extent that each man believes the end concerning future blessings & despises human glory & pleasures, he will have couresponding power to control his
thoughts & to be more at peace than a man who loves pleasures.
This and all subsequent translation of
scriptural quotation
follows the Douay version of the Latin Vulgate text. In November, 1964,
Merton participates in an important meeting of abbots and novice
masters, holds a retreat for for[sic] the Fellowship of
Reconcilliation (FOR), and receives many diverse visitors. See Michael
Mott, The Seven Mountains of Thomas Merton.
pp. 405-406.