You don't have to leave the world to be holy and grow closer to the Holy One. Johannes Tauler closegrowholy Change image and share on social
In the most intimate, hidden and innermost ground of the soul, God is always essentially, actively, and substantially present. Here the soul possesses everything by grace which God possesses by nature. Johannes Tauler activelyessentiallygod share on social
As a good wine must be kept in a good cask, so a wholesome body is the proper foundation for a well-appointed inner ground. Johannes Tauler appointbodycask Change image and share on social
What matters most is a good and ready will to obey God. Johannes Tauler godgoodmatter Change image and share on social
Your meditations may be as profound, as exalted, as devout as you like; you may practise every pious exercise you can manage, but all this is as nothing in comparison with the Blessed Sacrament. What we do may be godly, but this sacrament is God Himself! Johannes Tauler blesscomparisondevout share on social
If you fall seventy times a day, rise seventy times and return to God so that you will not fall too often. Johannes Tauler dayfallgod 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
Such sins, even if they do not kill all grace in us, do harm, nevertheless; and though they are only venial in themselves, they make us apt, ready, and inclined to lose grace and to fall into mortal sin. Johannes Tauler aptfallgrace share on social
Give yourself entirely to God, enter and hide in the hidden ground of your soul. Johannes Tauler entergivegod Change image and share on social
