Johannes Tauler Quotes on God
Johannes Tauler was a German Dominican preacher and mystic and one of the principal figures of the Rhineland mystical tradition along with Meister Eckhart and Henry Suso. This page collects quotes attributed to Johannes Tauler on the topic of god, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Johannes Tauler:
“God is closer to the soul than the soul is to itself.”
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Attributed to Johannes Tauler:
“The ground of the soul is the place where God dwells.”
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Attributed to Johannes Tauler:
“Suffering, rightly received, is the swiftest path to God.”
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Attributed to Johannes Tauler:
“Detachment is the gateway to true presence.”
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Attributed to Johannes Tauler:
“The interior word is more eloquent than any sermon.”