Affliction Quote by Miguel de Molinos
“With the wind of tribulation God separates in the floor of the soul, the chaff from the corn.”
About This Quote
Source Treatise: Spiritual Alchemy, 1681
Uses metaphor of wind and tribulation to describe divine separation of the soul's valuable parts from the worthless.
In simple terms: Divine trials separate soul's good from bad.
Key Takeaway
Embrace challenges as spiritual purification.
Themes
spirituality
trial
purification
faith
Mood
contemplative
serene
Type
mystical
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal crisis
- meditation
- religious practice
Key Concepts
theology
mysticism
inner growth
Questions to Reflect On
- What tribulations have refined you?
- How do you discern the “corn” in your soul?
A Different Perspective
Interpretation may vary across traditions.
![“May I strike my heart's keys clearly, and may none fail because of slack, uncertain, or fraying strings. May the tears that stream down my face make me more radiant: may my hidden weeping bloom… How we waste our afflictions!... [T]hey're really our wintering foliage, our dark greens of meaning…” quote by Rainer Maria Rilke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7c7/rainer-maria-rilke-193_abode_may-i-strike-my-heart-s-keys-clearly-and_52479.jpg)
