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declaration, however, and other similar saving clauses scattered over his pages, some of
Ruysbroeck's expressions are certainly rather unusual and startling. The sublimity of his subject-matter was such that it could scarcely be otherwise. His devoted friend, Geert Groote, a trained theologian, confessed to a feeling of uneasiness over certain of his phrases and passages, and begged him to change or modify them for the sake at least of the weak. Later on,
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1106:"Nevertheless neither is this unity one, but each of those established in singular grace and glory hold in themselves unity and their own function in accordance with their own dignity and nobility. But this unity is situated in the mind and in the form of all powers by means of the bond of love." Jan Ruysbroeck.
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in writing that "Man, having proceeded from God is destined to return, and become one with Him again." But here he is careful to clarify his position: "There where I assert that we are one in God, I must be understood in this sense that we are one in love, not in essence and nature." Despite this
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finds God in its own depths, and noted three stages of progress in what he called the spiritual ladder of
Christian attainment: (1) the active life, (2) the inward life, (3) the contemplative life. He did not teach the fusion of the self in God, but held that at the summit of the ascent the soul
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he explains that those seeking wisdom must "flow forth on the waters to all the boundaries of the earth, that is, on compassion, pity and mercy shown to the needs of all men", must "fly in the air of the
Rational faculty" and "refer all actions and virtues to the honour of God"; thence (through
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None of his treatises give anything like a complete or detailed account of his system; perhaps it would be correct to say that he himself was not conscious of elaborating any system. In his dogmatic writings he explains, illustrates, and enforces traditional teachings with remarkable force and
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Many disciples joined the little company. It was then that it was found expedient to organize into a duly-authorized religious body. The hermitage was erected into a community of canons regular on 13 March 1349, and eventually it became the motherhouse of a congregation, which bore its name of
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In common with most of the German mystics, Ruysbroeck starts from divine matters before describing humanity. His work often then returns to discussing God, showing how the divine and the human are so closely united as to become one. He demonstrates inclinations towards
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in the solitude of the forest adjoining the cloister; he was accustomed to carry a tablet with him, and on this to jot down his thoughts as he felt inspired so to do. Late in life he declared that he had never committed aught to writing save by the motion of the
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This period, from his religious profession (1349) to his death (1381), was the most active and fruitful of
Ruysbroeck's career. During this time, his fame as a man of God, as a sublime contemplative and a skilled director of souls, spread beyond the bounds of
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The desire for a more retired life, and possibly also the persecution which followed
Ruysbroeck's attack on Bloemardinne, induced Ruysbroeck, Jan Hinckaert (d. 1350) and Vrank van Coudenberg (d. 1386) to leave Brussels in 1343 for the
550:. The 36 surviving Dutch manuscripts, as well as translations into Latin and Middle High German, are evidence of the book's popularity. Some of the text was also translated into Middle English (via the Latin translation) as
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has the following
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A characteristic story was that one day two priests came from Paris to ask his opinion of their spiritual state, to be told: "You are as holy as you wish to be!" (Evelyn
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1093:"he counterpoint to this enormously exposed and public life is Eckhart and Jan van Ruysbroek. They really give me balance and-a more necessary sense of humor." Henry P van Dusen.
577:, also date from around the time of Ruysbroeck's arrival in Groenendaal. His later works include four writings to Margareta van Meerbeke, a Franciscan nun of Brussels. These are
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A Mediaeval Mystic. A short account of the life and writings of Blessed John Rysbroeck, Canon regular of Groenendael A.D. 1293–1381...
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Translations of "The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage", "The Sparkling Stone", and "The Book of the Supreme Truth"
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The Land Within. The Process of Possessing & Being Possessed by God according to the Mystic Jan Van Ruysbroeck
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The Common Life. Origins of Trinitarian Mysticism and Its Development by Jan van Ruusbroec
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Mysticism, Buddhist and Christian. Encounters with Jan van Ruusbroec
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Ruusbroec. Literature and Mysticism in the Fourteenth Century
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Amherst Manuscript Transcription, 'The Sparkling Stone'
950:. Gemeentehuis. Jan van Ruusbroecpark. Hoeilaart. 2007.
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John died at Groenendaal, aged 82, on 2 December 1381.
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Jan Van Ruusbroec. Mystical Theologian of the Trinity
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John had a devout mother, who brought him up in the
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1450:Paul Mommaers and Norbert De Paepe (editors),
315:and one of the most important of the medieval
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598:The Little Book of Enlightenment
552:The Chastising of God's Children
341:The Little Book of Enlightenment
325:The Kingdom of the Divine Lovers
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1516:. New York: Crossroad, 1995.
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1361:. New York: Crossroad, 1984.
1210:"Confirmation of Cultus (6)"
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783:Veneration and commemoration
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1027:from manuscript to print"
1021:Rozenski, Steven (2013).
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1266:The Spiritual Espousals
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761:De vera contemplatione
658:Christian universalism
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1589:Catholic Encyclopedia
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1371:Rik Van Nieuwenhove,
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579:The Seven Enclosures
575:The Four Temptations
405:Frank van Coudenberg
356:Until his ordination
1466:John Arblaster and
1278:The Sparkling Stone
926:Evelyn Underhill's
894:W. Somerset Maugham
872:Joris-Karl Huysmans
860:Cultural references
850:Ruusbroec Institute
831:cultus confirmation
730:Maurice Maeterlinck
683:John of Schoonhoven
594:The Realm of Lovers
571:The Christian Faith
560:The Sparkling Stone
345:The Sparkling Stone
329:The Twelve Beguines
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189:The Sparkling Stone
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1063:Arblaster, John;
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