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Letters of Spiritual Counsel and Guidance

This book is a compilation of letters that provide spiritual counsel and guidance to readers. The letters cover a range of topics, including personal growth, ethical dilemmas, and spiritual enlightenment. more

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John Keble
John Keble

John Keble, a renowned British poet, was born on April 25, 1792, and died on March 29, 1866. Known for his religious poetry and literary criticism, Keble was a key figure in the Oxford Movement. more

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“Prison life taught him how little one can get along with, and what extraordinary spiritual freedom and peace such simplification can bring. I remember again, ironically, that today more of us in the world have the luxury of choice between simplicity and complication of life. And for the most part, we, who could choose simplicity, choose complication. War, prison, survival periods, enforce a form of simplicity on us. The monk and the nun choose it of their own free will. But if one accidentally finds it, as I have for a few days, one finds also the serenity it brings.”

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“Simplicity brings back the joys of Paradise. Not that we have pure pleasure without a moment's suffering, but when we are surrendered to God, we are not grasping for pleasure, and even our troubles are received with thanksgiving. This inner harmony, and this deliverance from fear and the tormenting desires of self, create a satisfaction in the soul which is above all the intoxicating joys of this world put together.”

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