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

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