„Besser ist es, die Zunge zu beherrschen, als zu fasten bei Wasser und Brot.“
— Johannes vom Kreuz
Merksätze von Licht und Liebe
Zitate von Johannes vom Kreuz
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Johannes vom Kreuz
Geburtstag: 24. Juni 1542
Todesdatum: 14. Dezember 1591
Andere Namen: San Giovanni della Croce
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Johannes vom Kreuz war Unbeschuhter Karmelit, Mystiker, Heiliger und Kirchenlehrer; sein Grab befindet sich in der Karmelitenkirche in Segovia in Spanien.
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„Du wirst umso mehr etwas sein, je weniger du in allem sein willst.“
— Johannes vom Kreuz
Der Berg der Vollkommenheit
„Wer unter einer Last fällt, wird nur schwerlich mit der Last aufstehen.“
— Johannes vom Kreuz
Merksätze von Licht und Liebe
„Der harte Mensch wird in seiner Eigenliebe noch härter.“
— Johannes vom Kreuz
Merksätze von Licht und Liebe
„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.“
— John of the Cross
Dark Night of the Soul, En una noche oscura,
con ansias, en amores inflamada,
¡oh dichosa ventura!,
salí sin ser notada,
estando ya mi casa sosegada;
One dark night, fired with love's urgent longings — ah, the sheer grace! —
I went out unseen, my house being now all stilled.
In darkness, and secure, by the secret ladder, disguised, — ah, the sheer grace! — in darkness and concealment, my house being now all stilled.
Variant translation by Kieran Kavanaugh and Otilio Rodriguez (1991)
Upon a darkened night the flame of love was burning in my breast
And by a lantern bright I fled my house while all in quiet rest.
Shrouded by the night and by the secret stair I quickly fled.
The veil concealed my eyes while all within lay quiet as the dead
Variant adapted for music by Loreena McKennitt (1994)
„When a soul has advanced so far on the spiritual road as to be lost to all the natural methods of communing with God; when it seeks Him no longer by meditation, images, impressions, nor by any other created ways, or representations of sense, but only by rising above them all, in the joyful communion with Him by faith and love, then it may be said to have found God of a truth, because it has truly lost itself as to all that is not God, and also as to its own self.“
— John of the Cross
Spiritual Canticle of The Soul and The Bridegroom, Notes to the Stanzas, Note to Stanza 29 part 8
„If you desire to discover peace and consolation for your soul and to serve God truly, do not find your satisfaction in what you have left behind, because in that which now concerns you you may be as impeded as you were before, or even more. But leave as well all these other things and attend to one thing alone that brings all these with it (namely, holy solitude, together with prayer and spiritual and divine reading), and persevere there in forgetfulness of all things.“
— John of the Cross
The Sayings of Light and Love
„Hence the love of God in the pure and simple soul is almost continually in act.“
— John of the Cross
The Sayings of Light and Love, Context: Souls will be unable to reach perfection who do not strive to be content with having nothing, in such fashion that their natural and spiritual desire is satisfied with emptiness; for this is necessary in order to reach the highest tranquility and peace of spirit. Hence the love of God in the pure and simple soul is almost continually in act.
