Christ could be born a thousand times in Bethlehem - but all in vain until He is born in me. Angelus Silesius More Quotes by Angelus Silesius More Quotes From Angelus Silesius I am like God and God like me. I am as large as God. He is as small as I. He cannot above me nor I beneath him be. Angelus Silesius like-me The rose is without 'why'; it blooms simply because it blooms. It pays no attention to itself, nor does it ask whether anyone sees it. Angelus Silesius doe rose attention Paradise is at your own center; unless you find it there, there is no way to enter. Angelus Silesius paradise way If Christ were born in Bethlehem a thousand times and not in thee thyself; then art thou lost eternally. Angelus Silesius lost art christ By the will art thou lost, by the will art thou found, by the will art thou free, captive, and bound. Angelus Silesius freedom lost art A monk asks:Is there anything more miraculous than the wonders of nature?The master answers:Yes, your awareness of the wonders of nature. Angelus Silesius spiritual answers wonder Do not seek God in outer space-- Your heart is the only place in which to meet Him face to face. Angelus Silesius space faces heart God does not care what good you did, but why you did it. He does not grade the fruit but probes the core and tests the root. Angelus Silesius care roots religion If in your heart you make a manger for his birth then God will once again become a child on earth. Angelus Silesius christmas heart children Love is difficult, because loving is not enough: We must, like God, ourselves be Love. Angelus Silesius enough spiritual love-is It isn't bread that feeds you; it is life and the spirit that feed you through bread. Angelus Silesius spirit bread Though Christ a thousand times in Bethlehem be born, If he's not born Angelus Silesius thee soul christ Time is of your own making; Angelus Silesius tick moments time Springtime is at hand. When will you ever bloom, if not here and now? Angelus Silesius springtime here-and-now hands We keep so busy talking we are so keen to act that we forget that in the heart lies all we need untapped, intact. Angelus Silesius spiritual heart lying God, whose love and joy are present everywhere, can't come to visit you unless you aren't there. Angelus Silesius visits-you joy religion God is a pure no-thing, concealed in now and here; the less you reach for him, the more he will appear. Angelus Silesius gardening spirit religion The name of Jesus is as ointment poured forth; It nourishes, and illumines, and stills the anguish of the soul. Angelus Silesius soul names jesus God never does withdraw; His works come to no halt; Angelus Silesius faults halt doe The one awakened liberated sees all things as one unseparated. Angelus Silesius awakened liberated all-things
