Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.
JOHN OF THE CROSSLive 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.
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Abide in peace, banish cares, take no account of all that happens, and you will serve God according to his good pleasure and rest in him.
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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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They say, “God told me”, or “God replied to me”. And yet most of the time they are talking to themselves.
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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
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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.
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Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a long lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter.
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Take God for your spouse and friend and walk with him continually, and you will not sin and will learn to love, and the things you must do will work out prosperously for you.
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The soul of one who serves God always swims in joy, always keeps holiday, is always in her palace of jubilation, ever singing with fresh ardor and fresh pleasure a new song of joy and love.
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Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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He who loves is not ashamed before men of what he does for God, neither does he hide it through shame though the whole world should condemn it.
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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.
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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
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God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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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.
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Seek in reading and you will find in meditation; knock in prayer and it will be opened to you in contemplation.
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The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
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Live as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.
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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.
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