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The Sum of Perfection...

"Creation forgotten,
Creator only known,
Attention turned inward
In love with the Beloved alone."

John of the Cross (1542 - 1591)
English version by¨ Ivan M. Granger
from Roger Housden
_For Lovers of God Everywhere: Poems of the Christian Mystics_
http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/J/JohnoftheCro/SumofPerfect.htm

1 comment:

thomas ... said...

To make these words more deeply understood from St. John of the Cross, I have to remind you that Love means the lack of ego and not just a desire for happiness.. So that, what John is saying is; to Love the Creator is to be One with the Creator without ego or sense of separation.. with the Creator as Singular and only Singular.............. namaste, thomas