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 CROSSBeloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.
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Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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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.
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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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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 inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
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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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Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
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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.
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There is nothing better or more necessary than love.
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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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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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If it were given to a man to see virtue’s reward in the next world, he would occupy his intellect, memory and will in nothing but good works, careless of danger or fatigue.
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In search of my Love I will go over mountains and strands; I will gather no flowers, I will fear no wild beasts; And pass by the mighty and the frontiers.
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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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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.
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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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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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In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
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Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction.
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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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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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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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