THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING
Unknown English author
An enduring classic of Christian mystical experience
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"God created us in his image and likeness, making us like himself."
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"He is one in all things and all things are one in him. For I repeat: all things exist in him; he is the being of all."
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"He is your being and in him, you are what you are, not only because he is the cause and being of all that exists, but because he is your cause and the deep center of your being."
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"That which you are you have from Him and it is He, Himself."
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"God is your ground of being and your singleness of heart."
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"He whom neither men nor angels can grasp by knowledge can be embraced by love."
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"Do not shrink from the sweat and toil involved in gaining real self-knowledge, for I am sure that when you have acquired it you will very soon come to an experiential knowledge of God's goodness and love."
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"Your intelligence is a reflection of the divine intelligence."
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"Yes, you and God are so one that you may in a sense truly be called divine."
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"That which I am, I offer to you, O Lord, for you are it entirely."
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