Quaker mystic

Spiritual longing

Neither activities nor possessions will ever be able to satisfy the spiritual longing radiating from our souls. ~ Catherine Whitmire, Practicing Peace

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Tasting the hidden life

There is a great difference between comprehending the knowledge of things and tasting the hidden life in them. ~ Isaac Penington, Quaker mystic

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The truth is one

The truth is one and the same always, though ages and generations pass away. ~ Margaret Fell, Quaker mystic

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The wellsprings of life

The wellsprings of life are bubbling up anew each moment. So when the angel is troubling the waters, it is no time to stand on the bank and recite past […]

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They that love beyond this world

They that love beyond this world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies, nor can spirits ever be divided that love and live in the same […]

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Give over thine own willing

 Give over thine own willing, give over thine own running, give over thine own desiring to know or be anything, and sink down to the seed which God sows in […]

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Stand still

Stand still in that which is pure after ye see yourselves, and then mercy comes in. After thou seest thy thoughts and temptations. Do not think, but submit, and then […]

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Art thou in the darkness?

Art thou in the darkness? Mind it not, for if thou dost it will feed thee more. But stand still, and act not, and wait in patience till light arises […]

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