Chapter 3 of The Cloud Unknowing explains that, to advance in prayer, we must be willing to enter the cloud of unknowing, where it may seem that we are achieving nothing. But if we persevere, God will give us a glimpse of Himself!
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Cloud of Unknowing, Chapter 2: Meekness & Solitude
In Chapter 2 of The Cloud of Unknowing, we are warned that if we proceed we must meekly allow God to lead us and not let distractions slow our progress.
On the Threshold of the Cloud of Unknowing: Prologue, Chapter 1
A summary and commentary on the prologue and first chapter of The Cloud of Unknowing, a fourteenth century book of English Christian mysticism.
Approaching the Cloud of Unknowing
Despite the impression given by too many modern editions, The Cloud of Unknowing is not a work of New Age, quasi-Buddhist spirituality but a deeply Christian work intended to help the committed Christian advance in the life of prayer.
Learning the Contemplative Tradition in Literature
The first in a series on The Cloud of Unknowing, introduction to a do-it-yourself course in reading the classics of the English Spirtual Tradition.