Knowledge of ourselves teaches us whence we come, where we are and whither we are going. We come from God and we are in exile; and it is because our potency of affection lends towards God that we are aware… — John of Ruysbroeck Copy Share Image
If above all things we would taste God, and feel eternal life in ourselves, we must go forth into God with our feeling, above… — John of Ruysbroeck Copy Share Image
Knowledge of ourselves teaches us whence we come, where we are and whither we are going. We come from God and we are in… — John of Ruysbroeck Copy Share Image
The measure of your holiness is proportionate to the goodness of your will. — John of Ruysbroeck Copy Share Image
Contemplation places us in a purity and radiance which is far above our understanding. — John of Ruysbroeck Copy Share Image
The love of Jesus is at once avid and generous. All that He has, all that He is, He gives; all that we are,… — John of Ruysbroeck Copy Share Image
“When love has carried us above all things ... we receive in peace the Incomprehensible Light, enfolding us and penetrating us. What is this… — John of Ruysbroeck Copy Share Image
When love has carried us above all things into the Divine Dark, there we are transformed by the Eternal Word Who is the image… — John of Ruysbroeck Copy Share Image
