I have said this to explain the stanza that follows, in which the soul replies to those who call in question its holy tranquillity, who will have it wholly occupied with outward duties, that its light may shine before the world: these persons have no conception of the fibres and the unseen root whence the sap is drawn, and which nourish the fruit.


Note to Stanza 28 part 4 - Spiritual Canticle of The Soul and The Bridegroom - Notes to the Stanzas

John of the Cross Quotes

I have said this to explain the stanza that follows, in which the soul replies to those who call in question its holy tranquillity, who will have it...

I have said this to explain the stanza that follows, in which the soul replies to those who call in question its holy tranquillity, who will have it...

I have said this to explain the stanza that follows, in which the soul replies to those who call in question its holy tranquillity, who will have it...

I have said this to explain the stanza that follows, in which the soul replies to those who call in question its holy tranquillity, who will have it...