"Contemplation has two eyes, reason and love. These two are of great mutual assistance because love gives life to reason and reason gives light to love. Often when these two eyes faithfully cooperate, they become one. In the contemplation of God, where love is chiefly operative, reason passes into love and is transformed into a certain spiritual and divine understanding, which transcends and absorbs all reason . . . [Here,] love is an intellect that gives us knowledge of God."
William of St. Thierry, a 12th century Cistercian monk
"The one who loves You grasps you. The more one loves, the more one grasps, because You Yourself are love."
Aelred of Rievaulx, another 12th century Cistercian monk
Photo: Aspen "eyes," Oh-Be-Joyful Pass Trail, near Crested Butte, CO, October 1, 2011
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