39 Quotes by Johannes Tauler

Spiritually good people, pure in heart, who long for the Blessed Sacrament but cannot receive at the time, can receive spiritually... even a hundred times a day, in sickness and in health, with immeasurable grace and profit.

Every one should find some suitable time, day or night, to sink into his depths, each according to his own fashion. Not every one is able to engage in contemplative prayer.

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

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

A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial than many outward religious exercises.

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.

Let God and all his creation teach you what your sins are.

Rid yourself of anything that is not directed toward God.

To discern what weaknesses and faults separate you from God, you must enter into your own inward ground and then confront yourself.