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Continue to ChatIn general, it can be said that no contemplative life is possible without ascetic self-discipline. One must learn to survive without the habit-forming luxuries which get such a hold on men today. I do not say that to be a contemplative one absolutely has to go without smoking or without alcohol, but certainly one must be able to use these things without being dominated by an uncontrolled need for them. - Thomas Merton from https://whatsmyquote.com/quote/in-general-it-can-be-said-that-no-contemplative-life-is-possible-without-ascetic-self-discipline-one-must