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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 Cross

My sole occupation is love.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Love Occupation One Liner
However softly we speak, God is so close to us that he can hear us; nor do we need wings to go in search of him, but merely to seek solitude and contemplate him within ourselves, without being surprised to find such a good Guest there.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

God Goodness Need Ourselves Seek Soft Solitude Surprise Talk Wings
All the powers of soul and body, memory, understanding, and will, interior and exterior senses, the desires of spirit and of sense, all workin and by love.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Body Desire Love Memories Power Soul Work
In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Darkness God Night River Soul
He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will never recover it.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Hands Himself Lose Man Opportunity Recovery
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 CROSS

Corruption Eyes Fame Live Position Possession Yourself
Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Body Myself Separate Soul Spirit
Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Meditation Open Prayer Reading Seek
In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Earth God Human Judgement Life Love Possession Success
Have a great love for those who contradict and fail to love you, for in this way love is begotten in a heart that has no love.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Failure Greatness Heart Love
In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Enlightenment Instruction Sorrow Strength Suffering Yourself
Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Earth God Heart Himself Live Soul World
At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Evening Judgment Life Love Ourselves
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 CROSS

Escape Exercise Hands Hard Himself Prayer Spiritual
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 CROSS

Delight Desire Learning Possession Spiritual True Yourself
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 CROSS

Complain Fragile Himself Humble Listening Talk

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.

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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.

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