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A review by anotherpath
Dark Night of the Soul by John of the Cross
5.0
Aldous Huxley says something somewhere about the writings of the Saints and Mystics being more interesting than the Gospel itself, and while I don't always agree, with Dark Night I do.
Here we have an analysis of the negative side of spiritual life that some go through to find God. I think the poetry of the idea that God uses this dark night, which the individual finds unbearable, to gift him with the humility and perspective needed to join communion with him.
Idk. So often religion and enlightenment seem like they're saying, "Eat it, until you enjoy it." And that feels like an excuse to weakness here.
Still. This is a read and reread.
Here we have an analysis of the negative side of spiritual life that some go through to find God. I think the poetry of the idea that God uses this dark night, which the individual finds unbearable, to gift him with the humility and perspective needed to join communion with him.
Idk. So often religion and enlightenment seem like they're saying, "Eat it, until you enjoy it." And that feels like an excuse to weakness here.
Still. This is a read and reread.