The Rose is without 'why'βshe blooms because she blooms.
Angelus SilesiusRead
We keep so busy talking we are so keen to act that we forget that in the heart lies all we need untapped, intact.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of introspection over incessant action and chatter.
Angelus Silesius suggests that amidst constant busyness and communication, people often overlook their inner potential and wisdom that is already within them. The heart, symbolizing our true essence and knowledge, holds everything we need to succeed, yet it remains untapped and ignored in favor of outward distractions and noise.
In practice
During a workshop on personal development, one could use this quote to highlight the importance of self-reflection.
The Rose is without 'why'βshe blooms because she blooms.
I am as vast as God; there is nothing in the world_x000D_ _x000D_ O Miracle: that can shut me up in myself.
Time is of your own making;_x000D_ _x000D_ Its clock ticks in your head._x000D_ _x000D_ The moment you stop thought_x000D_ _x000D_ Time too stops dead.
Paradise is at your own center; unless you find it there, there is no way to enter.
If in your heart you make a manger for his birth then God will once again become a child on earth.
Springtime is at hand. When will you ever bloom, if not here and now?
If people do not know what is going to make them better off or give them pleasure, then the idea that you can trust people to do what will give them pleasure becomes questionable.
Like a tongue on frozen steel, like flesh in flame β
The truth is that there is no actual stress or anxiety in the world; it's your thoughts that create these false beliefs. You can't package stress, touch it, or see it. There are only people engaged in stressful thinking.
Inflict not on an enemy every injury in your power, for he may afterwards become your friend.
I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.
Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own, Or deems that he hath powers to speak and judge Such as none other hath, when they are known, They are found shallow.
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