Not of this World: A Treasury of Christian MysticismJames S. Cutsinger This profound and insightful book includes selected writings of Christian sages and saints from the Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Evangelical and Celtic branches of the Christian tradition. They are presented from a perspective of 'the transcendent unity of denominations'. |
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... and sages of the Christian tradition . " -Sister Jlia Delio , O.S.F. , Washington Theological Union , author of Simply Bonaventure : An Introduction to His Life , Thought , and Writings " At a time when the Christian tradition is under.
... and sages of the Christian tradition . " -Sister Jlia Delio , O.S.F. , Washington Theological Union , author of Simply Bonaventure : An Introduction to His Life , Thought , and Writings " At a time when the Christian tradition is under.
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... thought and spiritual traditions , will need to consult other anthologies . Here our purpose is much more focused and personal : to provide support to those who are themselves searching for a direct knowledge of God and who wish to ...
... thought and spiritual traditions , will need to consult other anthologies . Here our purpose is much more focused and personal : to provide support to those who are themselves searching for a direct knowledge of God and who wish to ...
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... thoughts of every kind . From this arises purging of the intellect , And next the vision of heavenly mysteries . Unheard - of light is born from this ineffably , And thence , beyond all telling , the heart's illumination . Last comes a ...
... thoughts of every kind . From this arises purging of the intellect , And next the vision of heavenly mysteries . Unheard - of light is born from this ineffably , And thence , beyond all telling , the heart's illumination . Last comes a ...
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... thoughts about the objects of these lusts , but the main and strongest cause of their excitement is when these objects are directly present and experienced by the senses . In this case , lust for them arises uncontrollably , and in a ...
... thoughts about the objects of these lusts , but the main and strongest cause of their excitement is when these objects are directly present and experienced by the senses . In this case , lust for them arises uncontrollably , and in a ...
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... thoughts in the soul , such impressions will collect the soul within itself and , soaring on wings of mental contemplation , will raise it to the vision and praise of God , as the blessed Augustine says : " As many creatures as are in ...
... thoughts in the soul , such impressions will collect the soul within itself and , soaring on wings of mental contemplation , will raise it to the vision and praise of God , as the blessed Augustine says : " As many creatures as are in ...
Contents
A Single Unified Science Philip Sherrard | 146 |
Practicing Presence Brother Lawrence | 149 |
Hidden and Glorified Samuel Taylor Coleridge | 152 |
As through a Mirror St Bonaventure | 154 |
Recognition The Gospel of Thomas | 158 |
Two Facades C S Lewis | 162 |
UNION | 167 |
Unity | 169 |
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Descending with the Breath | 33 |
So Many Names | 35 |
What Dreams May Come | 38 |
Sleep but My Heart Waketh | 41 |
Nakedness and Sacrifice | 44 |
The | 47 |
Go Not but Stay | 51 |
Rank upon Rank | 67 |
The Virginal Paradise | 77 |
ILLUMINATION | 83 |
François Fénelon | 92 |
Pico della Mirandola | 98 |
St Gregory of Sinai | 104 |
Luminosity | 111 |
Thinking the Unthinkable | 119 |
The Religion of Light | 126 |
Saving Loveliness | 132 |
Filling Every Place Jeremy Taylor | 141 |
Virtues and Powers Paracelsus | 144 |
A Higher School Henry Suso | 171 |
Flight to Greater Things St Gregory of Nyssa | 173 |
No Other Way Theologia Germanica | 177 |
Gods Own Breath John Smith | 181 |
The Very Marrow of the Bones St Teresa of Avila | 185 |
Christmas in the Soul John Tauler | 189 |
High Fantasy Lost Power Dante | 194 |
Motionless Circling Nikitas Stithatos | 197 |
Unicity | 201 |
A Reply to Active Persons The Cloud of Unknowing | 203 |
Closing to a Bud Again Lilian Staveley | 206 |
The Joyful Instant St Augustine | 210 |
One and the Same Mind Origen | 213 |
Awareness and Return Swami Abhishiktananda | 216 |
Waylessness John of Ruysbroeck | 219 |
Hidden Beauty St Dionysios the Areopagite | 223 |
Essence Is Simple St Nikolai Velimirovich | 226 |
St Thérèse of Lisieux Nikiphoros the Athonite JeanPierre de Caussade St Diadochos of Photiki St Bernard of Clairvaux | 266 |
Jean Borella Hieromonk Damascene St Francis of Sales | 267 |
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Popular passages
Page xxi - And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them: and it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
Page 130 - The corn was orient and immortal wheat, which never should be reaped, nor was ever sown. I thought it had stood from everlasting to everlasting. The dust and stones of the street were as precious as gold : the gates were at first the end of the world.
Page xix - tis not to come ; if it be not to come, it will be now ; if it be not now, yet it will come ; the readiness is all ; since no man has aught of what he leaves, what is't to leave betimes?
Page 115 - Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever, Amen. As I read the words, there came into my soul, and was as it were diffused through it, a sense of the glory of the Divine Being; a new...
Page 116 - I know not how to express. I seemed to see them both in a sweet conjunction ; majesty and meekness joined together ; it was a sweet, and gentle, and holy majesty; and also a majestic meekness; an awful sweetness; a high, and great, and holy gentleness.
Page 130 - In the absence of these I was entertained like an Angel with the works of God in their splendour and glory, I saw all in the peace of Eden ; Heaven and Earth did sing my Creator's praises, and could not make more melody to Adam, than to me.
Page 130 - WILL you see the infancy of this sublime and celestial greatness ? Those pure and virgin apprehensions I had from the womb, and that divine light wherewith I was born are the best unto this day, wherein I can see the Universe. By the Gift of God they attended me into the world, and by His special favour I remember them till now.
Page 117 - ... clouds and blue sky, in the grass, flowers, trees, in the water and all nature; which used greatly to fix my mind. I often used to sit and view the moon for...
Page 96 - At my nativity my ascendant was the watery sign of Scorpius: I was born in the planetary hour of Saturn, and I think I have a piece of that leaden planet in me.