“The method of some directors is sufficient to encumber souls receiving these visions, or even to lead them astray. They do not guide them along the paths of humility, and they give them a free hand in this matter, which… — San Juan de la Cruz Copy Share Image
“9. In conclusion, individuals must not fix the eyes of their souls on that rind of the figure and object supernaturally accorded to the exterior senses, such as locutions and words to the sense of hearing; visions of saints and… — San Juan de la Cruz Copy Share Image
“Miserable man that I am, what fellowship hath my perverseness with Thy uprightness ? Thou art truly good, I wicked; Thou full of compassion, I impious; Thou holy, I miserable; Thou just, I unjust; Thou art light, lam blind; Thou art life, and I am dead; Thou art medicine, I am sick; Thou supreme truth, and I utter vanity.’ It… — San Juan de la Cruz Copy Share
“The method of some directors is sufficient to encumber souls receiving these visions, or even to lead them astray. They do not guide them… — San Juan de la Cruz Copy Share Image
“9. In conclusion, individuals must not fix the eyes of their souls on that rind of the figure and object supernaturally accorded to the… — San Juan de la Cruz Copy Share Image
“14. People should not imagine that just because God and the saints converse amiably with them on many subjects, they will be told their… — San Juan de la Cruz Copy Share Image