Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.

To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.

Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.

Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.

They say, "God told me", or "God replied to me". And yet most of the time they are talking to themselves.

Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.

Abide in peace, banish cares, take no account of all that happens, and you will serve God according to his good pleasure and rest in him.