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Johannes vom Kreuz
Geburtstag: 24. Juni 1542
Todesdatum: 14. Dezember 1591
Andere Namen:San Giovanni della Croce
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
„Besser ist es, die Zunge zu beherrschen, als zu fasten bei Wasser und Brot.“
— 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
„All ceased and I abandoned myself, Leaving my cares forgotten among the lilies.“
— John of the Cross
Context: I remained, lost in oblivion; My face I reclined on the Beloved.
All ceased and I abandoned myself, Leaving my cares forgotten among the lilies.
I abandoned and forgot myself, laying my face on my Beloved; all things ceased; I went out from myself, leaving my cares forgotten among the lilies.
Variant translation by Kieran Kavanaugh and Otilio Rodriguez (1991)
„In solitude she lived,
And in solitude built her nest;
And in solitude, alone
Hath the Beloved guided her,
In solitude also wounded with love.“
— John of the Cross
Context: In solitude she lived,
And in solitude built her nest;
And in solitude, alone
Hath the Beloved guided her,
In solitude also wounded with love. ~ 35
„In search of my Love
I will go over mountains and strands;
I will gather no flowers,
I will fear no wild beasts;
And pass by the mighty and the frontiers.“
— John of the Cross
Context: In search of my Love
I will go over mountains and strands;
I will gather no flowers,
I will fear no wild beasts;
And pass by the mighty and the frontiers. ~ 3
„O killing north wind, cease!
Come, south wind, that awakenest love!“
— John of the Cross
Context: O killing north wind, cease!
Come, south wind, that awakenest love!
Blow through my garden,
And let its odours flow,
And the Beloved shall feed among the flowers. ~ 17
„My soul is occupied,
And all my substance in His service;“
— John of the Cross
Context: My soul is occupied,
And all my substance in His service;
Now I guard no flock,
Nor have I any other employment:
My sole occupation is love. ~ 28
