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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book answersed all of the questions i had, in terms of my own spiritual journey. It explains why the dark days are so awful and why the light days are so in abundance with joy. Having read many spiritual guidance books, in religeons across the board, i found this to be the definative guide to understanding my own true existence.
God has to make us endure pain, desolation and deep emotion in order for us to appreciate and fully understand the path we are on. If we had only 'positive' days we would not endlessley search for spiritual fulfillment. This journey is fully explained in this book and its a reflective tool that we can use daily to enchance our understanding of a spiritual journey.
The soul is illuminated by positive experiences, the serenity felt lulls the soul into feeling comfortable. however, each stage of the journey brings a deeper, and more desolate emotion. Through this book, you learn to battle through this, and achieve a sense of calm that enables you to proceed to the next stage.
Its a book that i am able to read again and again, each time gaining a deeper understanding of my own spiritual journey. Well worth a read!.
God has to make us endure pain, desolation and deep emotion in order for us to appreciate and fully understand the path we are on. If we had only 'positive' days we would not endlessley search for spiritual fulfillment. This journey is fully explained in this book and its a reflective tool that we can use daily to enchance our understanding of a spiritual journey.
The soul is illuminated by positive experiences, the serenity felt lulls the soul into feeling comfortable. however, each stage of the journey brings a deeper, and more desolate emotion. Through this book, you learn to battle through this, and achieve a sense of calm that enables you to proceed to the next stage.
Its a book that i am able to read again and again, each time gaining a deeper understanding of my own spiritual journey. Well worth a read!.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
The formatting of this addition was very poor on my kindle which lots of sentence breaks that made it very difficult to take in (as if someone had pressed 'return' in the middle of each line). I ended up deleting it and buying the dover edition - £2 more expensive but properly formatted.
70 of 75 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The first time I attempted this book it was beyond me. After I had experienced a great tragedy in my life, however, I was more in tune with what St. John was talking about. Sometimes God must remove all of our props to get us to love Him, rather than the goodies He can give us. This may even include having to undergo a purging of the senses, and long periods of depression. My prayer to God for a long time has been, "Lord, whatever it takes, make me a man of God". Sometimes I have a hard time dealing with the "whatever it takes" part, but it's well worth it. Find a quiet place alone and read this book.
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This book has been produced by scanning an older book, then using OCR. In the process all layout and formatting is lost, and the book is riddled with misprints. Read more
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Excellent, if deep, spiritual reading.
This book was a more up-to-date translation than one I had hitherto. An excellent study book, clear and unequivocal.
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Beware of this book - the Christian message of St John of the Cross has been removed in this 'paraphrase' - I will not call it a translation. Read more
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Published on 9 Nov 2006 by Rosemary Swords
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You have to read this book at the right time; if you read it too early into your spiritual contemplations it probably won't make any sense and the wisdom on offer might fail to... Read more
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Published on 1 July 2005
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Published on 31 Jan 2005
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Published on 25 Aug 2004 by PhD student
thought provoking in the deepest sense possible
this book will take you on an exploration deep into the source of yourself to the not so joyfull aspect of the soul that we know all too well. Read more
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