Letter 29

1. You are, O man, an image of God. Do you wish the image to take on the likeness of the Original? Silence within you all activities whatsoever. Bear continually in your heart the yoke of Our Lord. Marvel at this greatness in your mind, until it become radiant with his glory and be transformed into the Archetype and you become a god in God, having obtained the image of your Creator by the union which likens to Him.

2. As to the fire of your Lord, He Himself has suppressed its flame in you, so that He might teach you the harm of being scattered. When this notion is strong in you, then He will rekindle his flame in you, and your heart will become warm and your flesh will be inflamed with its heat. For the fire has not gone out but lies dormant as an occasion of correction.

John of Dalyatha, Letter 29 ¹