Hans Dienstknecht
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I have no belief
Samuel E. Surazal
I have no belief in immortality. Immortality cannot be believed. To philosophize about truth brings one no closer to truth. To imagine love is not an encounter with…
The more I recognized
Samuel E. Surazal
The more I recognized that without God I am nothing, the more He gave Himself to me. The more I gave Him of my nothingness, the more He…
I have never loved God.
Samuel E. Surazal
I have never loved God. All that is self presses away from God toward unrestrained self-love and worldly craving for pleasure. Every thought of love for God within…
I gladly taste the tears
Samuel E. Surazal
I gladly taste the tears of my younger daughter, for she weeps the tears of my heart and thus materializes them. Her tears transform into suns and stars…
Again and again I rummage
Samuel E. Surazal
Again and again I rummage in the transience of the world. In these moments I reject God’s love and despise His presence. Yet in turning away from God…
My motivation
Samuel E. Surazal
My motivation for union with God is His Word, which dwells behind the words, which penetrates and fills me beyond the mind. Even when I struggle to describe…
Often after sin
Samuel E. Surazal
Often after sin divine love entered me. Comfortingly it laid its balm on my wounds and faithfully gave me its heart. Trustingly I let myself fall time after…
In the enlightenment of the soul
Samuel E. Surazal
In the enlightenment of the soul you can attain peace and freedom of the soul. Yet it does not bring the final liberation from the dark valley of…
What God accomplished as a human being,
Samuel E. Surazal
What God accomplished as a human being, you begin to sense in life's struggle with all your earthly drives and your godless desire. In this humiliation you become…
If you wish to reach the highest
Samuel E. Surazal
If you wish to reach the highest of all goals, you must, ultimately, banish every worldly joy from yourself, so that it does not mingle with joy in…
The shortest path into heaven
Samuel E. Surazal
The shortest path into heaven leads through hell, when you awaken amid all your deadly desires. Yet when at last your hell is transformed into light you recognize…
To everything that touches you from outside,
Samuel E. Surazal
To everything that touches you from outside, you yourself are the resistance. Yet only your objectified self feels the impact of what acts upon you. Take yourself away…