Denis the Carthusian

thumb|300px|Portrait of a Carthusian by Petrus Christus; possibly represents Denis the Carthusian (1446) Denis the Carthusian (1402–1471), also known as Denys van Leeuwen, Denis Ryckel, Dionysius van Rijkel, Denys le Chartreux (or other combinations of these terms), was a Roman Catholic theologian and mystic. Quotes As for the rational mind, it, too, should die to itself and live to God;Not looking for its own rights,Nor for promotion,Nor any of the prizes of this world.And let it not be turned back on itself,But totally turned to God. Denis the Carthusian, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, trans. Ide M. Ni Riain (Dublin: The Columba Press, 2013), 61-62. God, who is the Prince of Wisdom,Is of himself ever readyTo communicate to all created mindsThe overflowing rays of his supernal Wisdom. Denis the Carthusian, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, trans. Ide M. Ni Riain (Dublin: The Columba Press, 2013), 62,63. No one, therefore, can love God too much,But on the contrary,the more fervently he loves him,The better and the holier he becomes. Denis the Carthusian, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, trans. Ide M. Ni Riain (Dublin: The Columba Press, 2013), 71. Each one of us must seek God alone,Straining towards him both by reasonAnd by renouncing our own willFor the sake of the longed-for union with God. Denis the Carthusian, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, trans. Ide M. Ni Riain (Dublin: The Columba Press, 2013), 110. Whoever resigns himself in love,Lives with greater freedom than anyone.Such a person lives without anxious care,For God cannot lose what is his own. Denis the Carthusian, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, trans. Ide M. Ni Riain (Dublin: The Columba Press, 2013), 110. External links Category:Clergy Category:Spiritual teachers Category:Critics of Islam Category:Mystics Category:Saints Category:1400s births Category:1470s deaths Category:Catholics from the Netherlands