Love is not consolation, it is light.
SIMONE WEILIt is not through the way in which someone speaks about God that I can see whether that person has passed through the crucible of Divine Love, but through the way the person speaks to me about things here on earth.
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It is grace that forms the void inside us and it is grace that can fill the void.
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Every being cries out in silence to be read differently. Do not be indifferent to these cries.
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Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.
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For when two beings who are not friends are near each other there is no meeting, and when friends are far apart there is no separation.
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Joy is being fully aware of reality.
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Everything which originates from pure love is lit with the radiance of beauty.
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Contradiction is the lever of transcendence.
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Religion as a source of consolation is an obstacle to true faith.
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A beautiful woman looking at her image in the mirror may very well believe the image is herself. An ugly woman knows it is not.
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The beauty of the world is Christ’s tender smile for us coming through matter.
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Everything beautiful has a mark of eternity.
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Truth is sought not because it is truth but because it is good.
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The world is God’s language to us.
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All sins are attempts to fill voids.
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Purity is the ability to contemplate defilement.
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