Angelus Silesius the Mystical Angel

Angelus Silesius Translations The rose merely blossoms and never asks why: heedless of her beauty, careless of every eye. ?Angelus Silesius, loose translation by Michael R. Burch The rose lack reasons and merely sways with the seasons; she has no ego but whoever put on such a show? ?Angelus Silesius, loose translation by Michael R. Burch There is more to being rich than merely having; the wealthiest man can lose everything not worth saving. ?Angelus Silesius, loose translation by Michael R. Burch Eternity is time, time eternity, except when we are determined to "see." ?Angelus Silesius, loose translation by Michael R. Burch Our souls possess two eyes: one examines time, the other visions eternal and sublime. ?Angelus Silesius, loose translation by Michael R. Burch God is absolute Nothingness beyond our sense of time and place; the more we try to grasp Him, The more He avoids our embrace. ?Angelus Silesius, loose translation by Michael R. Burch Water is pure and clean when taken at the well-head: but drink too far from the Source and you may well end up dead. ?Angelus Silesius, loose translation by Michael R. Burch Unceasingly you seek life's ceaseless wavelike motion; I seek perpetual peace, all storms calmed. Whose is the wiser notion? ?Angelus Silesius, loose translation by Michael R. Burch Man has three enemies: himself, the world, and the devil. Of these the first is, by far, the most irresistible evil. ?Angelus Silesius, loose translation by Michael R. Burch Friend, cease! Abandon all pretense! You must yourself become the Writing and the Sense. ?Angelus Silesius, loose translation by Michael R. Burch No worm is buried so deep within the soil that God denies it food as reward for its toil. ?Angelus Silesius, loose translation by Michael R. Burch New love, like a sparkling wine, soon fizzes. Mature love, calm and serene, abides. ?Angelus Silesius, loose translation by Michael R. Burch God cannot condemn those with whom he would dwell or He would have to join them in hell! ?Angelus Silesius, loose translation by Michael R. Burch A ruby is no more magnificent than a dirt clod, nor an angel more glorious than a frog. ?Angelus Silesius, loose translation by Michael R. Burch Angelus Silesius (1624-1677) was a German Catholic priest, mystic and poet. Keywords: Angelus Silesius, German, Translation, Epigram, Epigrams, Hymn, Hymns, Couplet, Couplets, Alexandrine, Mystic, Mysticism, Quietism, Pantheism, Priest, Angel, Jesuit, Franciscan, Monk