Johannes Tauler
Johannes Tauler
Johannes Tauler OPwas a German mystic, a Catholic preacher and a theologian. A disciple of Meister Eckhart, he belonged to the Dominican order. Tauler was known as one of the most important Rhineland Mystics. He promoted a certain neo-platonist dimension in the Dominican spirituality of his time...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionTheologian
CountryGermany
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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.
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God does not lead all His servants by one road, nor in one way, nor at one time; for God is in all things; and that man is not serving God aright, who can only serve Him in his own self-chosen way.
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He who desires to become a spiritual man must not be ever taking note of others, and above all of their sins, lest he fall into wrath and bitterness, and a judging spirit towards his neighbors.
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Give yourself entirely to God, enter and hide in the hidden ground of your soul.
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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!
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A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial than many outward religious exercises.
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In the school of the spirit, man learns wisdom through humility.
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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.
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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.