God is a pure no-thing
by Angelus SilesiusEnglish version by Stephen Mitchell
Original Language German
God is a pure no-thing,
concealed in now and here:
the less you reach for him,
the more he will appear.
| -- from The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry, by Stephen Mitchell |
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