The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light
John of the CrossThe conditions of a solitary bird are five: The first, that it flies to the highest point; The Second, that it does not suffer for company, not even of its own kind; The Third, that it aims its beak to the skies; The Fourth, that it does not have a definite color; The Fifth, that it sings very softly.
John of the CrossWhenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
John of the CrossThey say, "God told me", or "God replied to me". And yet most of the time they are talking to themselves.
John of the CrossThe centre of the soul is God; and, when the soul has attained to Him according to the whole capacity of its being, which is the strength and virtue of the soul, it will have reached the last and the deep centre of the soul, which will be when with all its powers it loves and understands and enjoys God.
John of the Cross