Showing posts with label Hadewijch II. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hadewijch II. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

you who want knowledge






You who want 
knowledge, 
see the Oneness 
within. 

There you 
will find 
the clear mirror 
already waiting. 




~  Hadewijch II
(Antwerp, 13th century) 
translated by Jane Hirshfield
from Women in Praise of the Sacred



Thursday, July 8, 2010

You who want


.
.
You who want
knowledge,
seek the Oneness
within
.
There you
will find
the clear mirror
already waiting
.
~ Hadewijch II
art by Picasso
.

Tighten


.
 
 
Tighten
to nothing
the circle
that is
the world's things.
 
Then the Naked
circle
can grow wide,
enlarging,
embracing all
 
 
 
 
~ Hadewijch II