Ep. 173 | St. John of the Cross' Todos y Nadas

About this episode

The episode reflects on St. John of the Cross's teachings in The Ascent of Mount Carmel, focusing on the transformative concept of Todos y Nadas.

This is a reflection on St. John of the Cross's piece The Ascent of Mount Carmel (Book 1, Chapter 13, Paragraphs 11 and 12). His teaching on Todos y Nadas, or Everything and Nothing, has been utterly transformative for me... and so here I am sharing about this piece of mystical, post-conventional, second-wisdom.

People in this episode

Host: John Chaffee

Topics covered

• mysticism
• spiritual transformation
• St. John of the Cross
• Todos y Nadas
• philosophy
• second wisdom

Keywords

• St. John of the Cross
• The Ascent of Mount Carmel
• Todos y Nadas
• spirituality
• mystical teachings
• transformation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Ascent of Mount Carmel

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