Rid yourself of anything that is not directed toward God.

Quote by Johannes Tauler

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A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial...

A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial...

Never believe that true prayer consists in mere babbling, reciting so many psalms and vigils,...

Never believe that true prayer consists in mere babbling, reciting so many psalms and vigils,...

Every one should find some suitable time, day or night, to sink into his depths,...

Every one should find some suitable time, day or night, to sink into his depths,...

Like blind hens, we are ignorant of our own self and the depths within us.

Like blind hens, we are ignorant of our own self and the depths within us.

Commemoration of Katherine of Alexandria, Martyr, 4th century If ye keep watch over your hearts,...

Commemoration of Katherine of Alexandria, Martyr, 4th century If ye keep watch over your hearts,...

For where there is true love, a man is neither out of measure lifted up...

For where there is true love, a man is neither out of measure lifted up...

Give yourself entirely to God, enter and hide in the hidden ground of your soul.

Give yourself entirely to God, enter and hide in the hidden ground of your soul.

If we really want to achieve true prayer, we must turn our backs upon everything...

If we really want to achieve true prayer, we must turn our backs upon everything...

What matters most is a good and ready will to obey God.

What matters most is a good and ready will to obey God.

To discern what weaknesses and faults separate you from God, you must enter into your...

To discern what weaknesses and faults separate you from God, you must enter into your...

As a good wine must be kept in a good cask, so a wholesome body...

As a good wine must be kept in a good cask, so a wholesome body...

In prayerful silence you must look into your own heart. No one can tell you...

In prayerful silence you must look into your own heart. No one can tell you...

God touches and moves, warns and desires all equally, and He wants one quite as...

God touches and moves, warns and desires all equally, and He wants one quite as...

Such sins, even if they do not kill all grace in us, do harm, nevertheless;...

Such sins, even if they do not kill all grace in us, do harm, nevertheless;...

In the most intimate, hidden and innermost ground of the soul, God is always essentially,...

In the most intimate, hidden and innermost ground of the soul, God is always essentially,...

You don't have to leave the world to be holy and grow closer to the...

You don't have to leave the world to be holy and grow closer to the...

Man must do his part and detach himself from created things.

Man must do his part and detach himself from created things.

Your meditations may be as profound, as exalted, as devout as you like; you may...

Your meditations may be as profound, as exalted, as devout as you like; you may...

Spiritually good people, pure in heart, who long for the Blessed Sacrament but cannot receive...

Spiritually good people, pure in heart, who long for the Blessed Sacrament but cannot receive...

You have within you many strong and cruel enemies to overcome. You must know that...

You have within you many strong and cruel enemies to overcome. You must know that...