You have within you many strong and cruel enemies to overcome. You must know that there are still a thousand ties which you must break. No one can tell you what they are; only you can tell by looking at yourself and into your heart. Johannes Tauler breakcruelenemy share on social
Like blind hens, we are ignorant of our own self and the depths within us. Johannes Tauler blinddepthhen Change image and share on social
Often when He comes, He finds the soul occupied. Other guests are there, and He has to turn away. He cannot gain entry, for we love and desire other things; therefore, His gifts, which He is offering to everyone unceasingly, must remain outside. Johannes Tauler desireentryfind share on social
God touches and moves, warns and desires all equally, and He wants one quite as much as another. The inequality lies in the way in which His touch, His warnings, and His gifts are received. Johannes Tauler desireequallygift Change image and share on social
A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial than many outward religious exercises. Johannes Tauler beneficialexercisegood Change image and share on social
In prayerful silence you must look into your own heart. No one can tell you better than yourself what comes between you and God. Ask yourself. Then listen! Johannes Tauler godheartlisten Change image and share on social
Rid yourself of anything that is not directed toward God. Johannes Tauler directgodrid Change image and share on social
Let God and all his creation teach you what your sins are. Johannes Tauler creationgodsin Change image and share on social
Man must do his part and detach himself from created things. Johannes Tauler createdetachman Change image and share on social
Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting, how to speak by silence, how to live by dying. Johannes Tauler dieforgethumility Change image and share on social
