“No matter how much individuals do through their own efforts, they cannot actively purify themselves enough to be disposed in the least… — Juan de la Cruz Christianity Copy Share Image
“For, when the friendship is purely spiritual, the love of God grows with it; and the more the soul remembers it, the… — Juan de la Cruz Christianity Copy Share Image
“With respect also to spiritual sloth, beginners are apt to be irked by the things that are most spiritual, from which they… — Juan de la Cruz Devotions Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, too, when their spiritual masters, such as confessors and superiors, do not approve of their spirit and behavior (for they are… — Juan de la Cruz Christianity Copy Share Image
“The second cause whence these rebellions sometimes proceed is the devil, who, in order to disquiet and disturb the soul, at times… — Juan de la Cruz Christianity Copy Share Image
“Some of these beginners, too, make little of their faults, and at other times become over-sad when they see themselves fall into… — Juan de la Cruz Christianity Copy Share Image
“As for the vice of lust - aside from what it means for spiritual persons to fall into this vice, since my… — Juan de la Cruz Communion Copy Share Image
“Many beginners also at times possess great spiritual avarice. They hardly ever seem content with the spirit God gives them. They become… — Juan de la Cruz Avarice Copy Share Image
“For whereas speaking distracts, silence and work collect the thoughts and strengthen the spirit. As soon therefore as a person understands what… — Juan de la Cruz Focus Copy Share Image
