The Lord is near those who call upon Him in truth, and who ask Him for the things that are truly important, such as salvation.
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Ascent of Mount Carmel by St. John of the Cross is a systematic mystical treatise outlining the path of the soul's ascent to God through the active and passive purifications of the senses and the spirit. St. John draws on scripture and deep contemplative experience to map the stages of spiritual growth with extraordinary precision and depth. Together with Dark Night of the Soul, this work forms the cornerstone of Carmelite mysticism and one of the greatest guides to the contemplative life in any tradition.
- Author
- St. John of the Cross
- Tradition
- Christian
- Source text
- Ascent of Mount Carmel
- Chapter
- Ascent of Mount Carmel, p.348
- Verse / page
- 348
- Topics
- TruthGodRealitySalvation
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God can be realized through truth alone.
We have been given this human life to understand the all-pervading, omnipresent God. This knowledge can only be given by someone who has themselves realized God. Life becomes truly happy only after meeting such a God-realized person.
You give very little when you give only your possessions. True giving happens when you give of yourself.
There is one God, whose name is true, the creator, beyond fear, beyond vengeance, timeless, unborn, self-existent, and benevolent by the Guru's grace.