Angelus Silesius ✓

(1624–1677) physician writer Archduchy of Austria

23 quotes in 232 categories

[Wikidata] German writer... | [Wikipedia] Angelus Silesius, OFM, born Johann Scheffler, was a German Catholic priest, physician, mystic and religious poet. Born and raised a Lutheran, he began to read the works of medieval mystics while studying in the Netherlands and became acquainted with the works of the German mystic Jacob Böhme through

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• A monk asks:Is there anything more miraculous than the wonders of nature?The master answers:Yes, your awareness of the wonders of nature. Answers
• We keep so busy talking we are so keen to act that we forget that in the heart lies all we need untapped, intact. Act
• What is outside yourself does not convey much worth; Clothes do not make the man, the saddle not the horse. Clothes
• Don't think that some tomorrow you'll see God's Light. You see it now or err in darkest night. Affirmation
• If Christ were born in Bethlehem a thousand times and not in thee thyself; then art thou lost eternally. Art
• The name of Jesus is as ointment poured forth; It nourishes, and illumines, and stills the anguish of the soul. Anguish
• Nothing can throw thee into the infernal abyss so much as this detested word - heed well! - this mine and thine. Abyss
• I am like God and God like me. I am as large as God. He is as small as I. He cannot above me nor… Beneath
• The Rose is without 'why'—she blooms because she blooms. Blooms
• It isn't bread that feeds you; it is life and the spirit that feed you through bread. Bread
• If in your heart you make a manger for his birth then God will once again become a child on earth. Birth
• The Rose which here on earth is now perceived by me, has blossomed thus in god from all eternity. All
• Paradise is at your own center; unless you find it there, there is no way to enter. Center
• Springtime is at hand. When will you ever bloom, if not here and now? Bloom
• The rose is without 'why'; it blooms simply because it blooms. It pays no attention to itself, nor does it ask whether anyone sees it. Anyone
• God, whose love and joy are present everywhere, can't come to visit you unless you aren't there. Everywhere
• God is a pure no-thing, concealed in now and here; the less you reach for him, the more he will appear. Appear
• Do not seek God in outer space-- Your heart is the only place in which to meet Him face to face. Christianity
• The rose has no 'Why?' It flowers because it flowers. Flower
• The rose that with you earthly eyes you see, has flowered in God from all eternity. All
• Love is difficult, because loving is not enough: We must, like God, ourselves be Love. Difficult
• By the will art thou lost, by the will art thou found, by the will art thou free, captive, and bound. Art
• The Rose is without an explanation; She blooms, because She blooms. Blooms

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