[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fU1qBeAOs4mo9FRf1fSyKflAfVOEVNyOyhVA_FdgcSgQ":3,"$fyjuwlWZzb4VnvQFY5HXIhhDITzGwiXupcG9YsakK0Wo":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"bio_jsonld":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},44396,"Mechthild of Magdeburg","M",13,null,"mechthild-of-magdeburg",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":77},[14,22,28,34,40,46,53,59,65,71],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3275509,"From suffering I have learned this: that whoever is sore wounded by love will never be made whole unless she embraces the very same love which wounded her.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3275505,"Lord, you are my lover, my longing, my flowing stream, my sun, and I am your reflection.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3275501,"Those who would know much, and love little, will ever remain at but the beginning of a godly life.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},3275497,"One day I saw with the eyes of my eternity in bliss and without effort, a stone. It tasted sweet, like heavenly herbs.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},3275493,"I have seen a place-its name is Eternal Hatred It is built in the deepest abyss of the stones of mortal sin. Pride was the first stone-this was seen in Lucifer.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":52},3275488,"Stupidity is sufficient unto itself. Wisdom can never learn enough.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\n\nMechthild of Magdeburg, a 13th-century German mystic and poet, wrote these words in her spiritual autobiography, \"The Flowing Light of the Godhead\" (c. 1280-1297). At that time, she was grappling with the complexities of mystical experience and the limitations of human understanding. As a recluse living in a convent, Mechthild's writing reflects her introspective and contemplative nature.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nThis quote reveals a paradoxical relationship between wisdom and stupidity. On one hand, it seems to dismiss the value of human knowledge and intelligence (\"Wisdom can never learn enough\"). Yet, on the other hand, it acknowledges that there is indeed something inherently flawed in our cognitive abilities (\"Stupidity is sufficient unto itself\"). Mechthild is pointing out that our capacity for wisdom is always tainted by our own limitations and biases.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nWhen facing an intellectual or creative challenge, recognize that your own biases and assumptions can hinder progress. Instead of seeking additional knowledge or guidance, acknowledge the potential limitations of your perspective. By doing so, you may avoid perpetuating \"stupidity\" in its various forms (e.g., confirmation bias, groupthink) and cultivate a more nuanced understanding of the issue at hand.",{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},3275481,"Fish cannot drown in water. Birds cannot sink in air. This has God given to all creatures, to foster and seek their own nature. How then can I withstand mine?",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},3275477,"God, give me by Your grace what You give to dogs by nature.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},3275457,"I was created in love. For that reason nothing can express my beauty nor liberate me except love alone.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},3275450,"The soul is made of love and must ever strive to return to love. Therefore, it can never find rest nor happiness in other things. It must lose itself in love. By its very nature it must seek God, who is love...",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":78,"totalPages":79,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":80},1,2,10]