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In the Christian mystical tradition one of the great texts is Dark Night of the Soul by Saint John of the Cross, in which he talks about the periods of loneliness, fear, and doubt that one goes through after the initial awakenings into the light. Evagrius,
Jack Kornfield • Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are
John of the Cross came to define deep prayer along similar lines. “Preserve a loving attentiveness to God with no desire to feel or understand any particular thing concerning God.”
Martin Laird • Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation
The Dark Night of the Soul (St John Of the Cross)
On a dark night,
Kindled in love with yearnings–oh, happy chance!–
I went forth without being observed,
My house being now at rest.
In darkness and secure,
By the secret ladder, disguised–oh, happy chance!–
In darkness and in concealment,
My house being now at rest.
In the happy night,
In secret, when none sa
John of the Cross came to define deep prayer along similar lines. “Preserve a loving attentiveness to God with no desire to feel or understand any particular thing concerning God.”2 By means of this loving attentiveness one begins to move into God.
Martin Laird • Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation
My head was resting on my love;
Lost to all things and myself,
And, amid the lilies forgotten,
Threw all my cares away.
St. John Of The Cross • The Dark Night of the Soul by St. John Of The… | Poetry Foundation
As the great mystic Saint John of the Cross said, “In order to come to the knowledge you have not, you must go by a way in which you know not.” I love this quote. It’s entirely paradoxical.
Adyashanti • Falling into Grace: Insights on the End of Suffering
God leads into the dark night those whom He desires to purify from all these imperfections so that He may bring them farther onward.
St. John of the Cross • Dark Night of the Soul
Lord, my greatest affliction is that I cannot live in this valley of tears without committing sin. You alone, my God, can free me from this sorrow. Infuse in me, O Lord, the will to live only for you, so that when the time comes, you will find me worthy to live united with you for all eternity. Amen.
Thomas à Kempis • The Imitation of Christ: (Original translation as heard on the Hallow App)
