"Enter into the chamber of your mind; exclude everything but God and what helps you search for him, and then search for him, with the door closed."
— St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)
Work Title
Date
1077
Metaphor
"Enter into the chamber of your mind; exclude everything but God and what helps you search for him, and then search for him, with the door closed."
Metaphor in Context
Make some time for God, rest in Him for a while. Enter into the chamber of your mind; exclude everything but God and what helps you search for him, and then search for him, with the door closed. Now tell Him how you long to see His face. Say to Him: Lord, it is your face that I seek. Say it with your whole heart.
(Proslogion I)
(Proslogion I)
Categories
Provenance
Reading the Cambridge Companion to Medieval Philosophy, p. 209.
Date of Entry
04/19/2004
