The Following of Christ: Spiritual Letters of Tauler

Name: The Following of Christ: Spiritual Letters of Tauler
Author: John Tauler

Johannes Tauler (c. 1300–1361), usually called John Tauler in English, was a German Dominican friar and Rhineland mystic. Preaching in Strasbourg and Basel through years of plague, exile, and interdict, he taught ordinary Christians the inward way of surrender to God and dying to self. His sermons and spiritual letters circulated widely and later influenced Luther; our library holds his Sermons, Meditations on the Life and Passion of Our Lord, and The Inner Way.

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First published: 1350
Category: Devotional
Length: 81k words · about 5 hours
Chapters: 121

About this book

A collection of spiritual letters by John Tauler, the fourteenth-century German Dominican preacher and disciple of Eckhart's tradition, presented under the title The Following of Christ. Tauler directs his correspondents through suffering, abandonment to God's will, and the inward way to union with God. His letters are among the most pastoral writings of the German mystical tradition.

Preface.
In the first place, this book teacheth how poverty is a (state of) being withdrawn (detached) from all creatures.
In the next place, how true poverty is a free capacity or power (vermögen) 🔒
In the third place, how true poverty is a pure working. 🔒
In man is a natural work, a work of grace and a godly work. In the first place— 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 60. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 61. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 62. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 63. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 64. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 65. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 66. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 67. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 68. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 69. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 70. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 71. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 72. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 73. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 74. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 75. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 76. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 77. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 78. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 79. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 80. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 81. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 82. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 83. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 84. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 85. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 86. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 87. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 88. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 89. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 90. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 91. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 92. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 93. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 94. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 95. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 96. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 97. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 98. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 99. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 100. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 101. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 102. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 103. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 104. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 105. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 106. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 107. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 108. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 109. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 110. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 111. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 112. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 113. 🔒
Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 114. 🔒
In the third place. Of the godly work and of three kinds of men. 🔒
The Spirit of God speaketh in man without image and form, life, light, and truth. 🔒
What a perfect will is, whereof the works and virtue are essential. 🔒
Part Second. 🔒
In the first place, the teaching and the life of our Lord Jesus Christ impel a man to a poor life. 🔒
In the second place, perfection of virture driveth a man to a poor life. 🔒
In the third place, this ought to drive man to a poor life, that he may die to himself and to all creatures, and God alone may live in him. 🔒
In the fourth place, the perfection of a contemplative life should impel a man to a poor life. 🔒
Four ways lead a man to a poor, perfect, contemplative life, seeing God inwardly. The first way is, that a man have a perfect will to give up all, that is against God, that is not a matter of God and that is not solely God, and thereby you obtain all virture. 🔒
The other way which leadeth a man into a poor, perfect, contemplative life, is, that man steppeth in the footsteps of our Lord Jesus Christ and followeth him. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 58. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 59. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 60. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 61. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 62. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 63. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 64. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 65. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 66. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 67. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 68. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 69. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 70. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 71. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 72. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 73. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 74. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 75. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 76. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 77. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 78. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 79. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 80. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 81. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 82. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 83. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 84. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 85. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 86. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 87 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 88. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 89. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 90. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 91. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 92. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 93. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 94. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 95. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 96. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 97. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 98. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 99. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 100. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 101. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 102. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 103. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 104. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 105. 🔒
The third way of a poor, perfect life, when you contemplate God internally, is, that a man do not fly from what may kill him in spiritual things. · 106. 🔒
The fourth way that leadeth a man into a poor, perfect, contemplative life, is a zealous avoidance of all that which can please men, whether it be spiritual or bodily, so that whatever it be, it be so received as not to mis up the soul with it. 🔒
For three reasons man should draw in all his senses. 🔒