The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.
JOHN OF THE CROSS
JOHN OF THE CROSS
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John of the Cross72 quotes“The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.”
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Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross Never listen to accounts of the frailty of others; and if anyone should complain to you of another, humbly ask him not to speak about him at all.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross Faith is the union of God and the soul.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross To reach satisfaction in all desire its possession in nothing, To come to the knowledge of all desire the knowledge of nothing. To come to possess all desire the possession of nothing. To arrive at being all desire to be nothing.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross If you lose an opportunity you will be like one who lets the bird fly away; you will never get it back.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross They say, “God told me”, or “God replied to me”. And yet most of the time they are talking to themselves.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross Never relax, for you will not attain to the possession of true spiritual delights if first you do not learn to deny your every desire.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross The road is narrow. He who wishes to travel it more easily must cast off all things and use the cross as his cane. In other words, he must be truly resolved to suffer willingly for the love of God in all things.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to escape from his hand; he can hardly catch it again.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross Do not let your “eye” be drawn by the false “beacon lamps” -of wealth, or position, or fame, or possessions. Be vigilant over your will and desires, for these are the corrupt forces that dwell within, and keep you from living free.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross Oh, night that guided me, Oh, night more lovely than the dawn,Oh, night that joined Beloved with lover, Lover transformed in the Beloved!
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When the mind is still, truth dance in the purity of silence.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland Welcome to the heart of me, the purest, uncut parts of me. These inmost fragments that you see, from pain and passion came to be, in blemished, unclothed intimacy, existing here as poetry.
Gemma IversenGemma Iversen I don’t give a damn how you feel about me, I sip lean pure codeine and I don’t give a damn what you say about me.
Gucci ManeGucci Mane The jazz I love is sweet and pure with raw elements, which is exactly what the good hip-hop is doing now.
Amy WinehouseAmy Winehouse PAIN, n. An uncomfortable frame of mind that may have a physical basis in something that is being done to the body, or may be purely mental, caused by the good fortune of another.
Ambrose BierceAmbrose Bierce Four sweet lips, two pure souls, and one undying affection, – these are love’s pretty ingredients for a kiss.
Christian Nestell BoveeChristian Nestell Bovee See the world with the innocence of children. Approach the world with the daring of children. Love the world with the readiness of children. Heal the world with the purity of children. Change the world with the wisdom of children.
Neale Donald WalschNeale Donald Walsch I watch everybody every night, from sitting down to being on their feet at the end, and I feel a sense of reinvention, of caring, presenting these songs in their purest form.
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