Knowledge of ourselves teaches us whence we come, where we are and whither we are going. We come from God and we are in exile; and it is because our potency of affection lends towards God that we are aware of this state of exile.
Knowledge of ourselves teaches us whence we come, where we are and whither we are going. We come from God and we are in exile; and it is because our … - John Of Ruysbroeck
Knowledge of ourselves teaches us whence we come, where we are and whither we are going. We come from God and we are in exile; and it is because our …
- John Of Ruysbroeck
Contemplation places us in a purity and radiance which is far above our understanding. - John Of Ruysbroeck
Contemplation places us in a purity and radiance which is far above our understanding.
The love of Jesus is at once avid and generous. All that He has, all that He is, He gives; all that we are, all that we have, He takes. - John Of Ruysbroeck
The love of Jesus is at once avid and generous. All that He has, all that He is, He gives; all that we are, all that we have, He takes.
The measure of your holiness is proportionate to the goodness of your will. - John Of Ruysbroeck
The measure of your holiness is proportionate to the goodness of your will.
When love has carried us above all things ... we receive in peace the Incomprehensible Light, enfolding us and penetrating us. What is this Light, if… - John Of Ruysbroeck
When love has carried us above all things ... we receive in peace the Incomprehensible Light, enfolding us and penetrating us. What is this Light, if…
When love has carried us above all things into the Divine Dark, there we are transformed by the Eternal Word Who is the image of the Father; and as t… - John Of Ruysbroeck
When love has carried us above all things into the Divine Dark, there we are transformed by the Eternal Word Who is the image of the Father; and as t…
If above all things we would taste God, and feel eternal life in ourselves, we must go forth into God with our feeling, above reason; and there we mu… - John Of Ruysbroeck
If above all things we would taste God, and feel eternal life in ourselves, we must go forth into God with our feeling, above reason; and there we mu…
God creates the world anew in each moment. - John Of Ruysbroeck
God creates the world anew in each moment.
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