John Ruysbroeck quotes - page 4

Thus God is a common light and a common splendour, enlightening heaven and earth, and every man, each according to his need and worth. (John Ruysbroeck)
This is that Wayless Being which all fervent interior spirits have chosen above all things, that dark stillness in which all lovers lose their way. View quote
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For all spirits thus raised up melt away and are annihilated by reason of enjoyment in God's essence which is the superessence of all essence. View quote
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His acting in us is nearer and more inward than our own actions. View quote
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You should watch the wise bee and do as it does. It dwells in unity, in the congregation of its fellows, and goes forth, not in the storm, but in calm and still weather, in the sunshine, towards all those flowers in which sweetness may be found. View quote
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Christ, the Eternal Sun, shining into the open heart, causes that heart to grow and to bloom, and it overflows with all the inward powers with joy and sweetness. View quote
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God is more interior to us than we are to ourselves. View quote
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God being a common good, and His boundless love being common to all, He gives His grace...to all men, Pagan and Jew, good or evil...Thus God is a common light and a common splendour, enlightening heaven and earth, and every man, each according to his need and worth. View quote
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