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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Never believe that true prayer consists in mere babbling, reciting so many psalms and vigils, saying your beads while you allow your thoughts to roam.Johannes Tauler
For where there is true love, a man is neither out of measure lifted up by prosperity, nor cast down by mishap whether you give or take away from him, so long as he keeps his beloved, he has a spring of inward peace. Thus, even though thy outward man grieve, or weep downright, that may well be borne, if only thy inner man remain at peace, perfectly content with the will of God.
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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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Rid yourself of anything that is not directed toward God.
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To discern what weaknesses and faults separate you from God, you must enter into your own inward ground and then confront yourself.
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If we really want to achieve true prayer, we must turn our backs upon everything temporal, everything external, everything that is not divine.
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