Western Mysticism: Augustine, Gregory, and Bernard on Contemplation and the Contemplative LifeCourier Corporation, 1. 1. 2003 - 242 strán (strany) This collection presents the writings of three of Western Christianity's most revered teachers of mystical theology. In addition to personal accounts by Saint Augustine, Saint Gregory, and Saint Bernard of their religious experiences, Western Mysticism discusses speculative contemplation, defines mysticism and its characteristics, and contrasts contemplative and active lives. |
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Strana xx
... attain to by the practice of self - discipline and mortification , the exercise of virtue , and the cultivation of the habit of prayer . Mystical prayer is for him , no doubt the reward and the crowning of previous endeavours ; but ...
... attain to by the practice of self - discipline and mortification , the exercise of virtue , and the cultivation of the habit of prayer . Mystical prayer is for him , no doubt the reward and the crowning of previous endeavours ; but ...
Strana xxvi
... attain to con- templation . Yet here we must make careful reservations . We may desire and sigh for contemplation ; yet we must be well aware that , in ourselves , we have no power or means to attain to it ; and we must not conceal from ...
... attain to con- templation . Yet here we must make careful reservations . We may desire and sigh for contemplation ; yet we must be well aware that , in ourselves , we have no power or means to attain to it ; and we must not conceal from ...
Strana xxxvii
... attain to the habit of it in some degree of perfection . Such will be the case when , as often as we apply ourselves to meditation , the soul reposes in this peaceful knowledge , without the power or the inclination to meditate ...
... attain to the habit of it in some degree of perfection . Such will be the case when , as often as we apply ourselves to meditation , the soul reposes in this peaceful knowledge , without the power or the inclination to meditate ...
Strana xliii
... attain to ( on ne saurait atteindre ) the full perfection of Christian life ' ( p . 428 ) ; ' All the just are called , at any rate in a general and remote way , to the transforming union of St Teresa's Seventh and highest Mansion ...
... attain to ( on ne saurait atteindre ) the full perfection of Christian life ' ( p . 428 ) ; ' All the just are called , at any rate in a general and remote way , to the transforming union of St Teresa's Seventh and highest Mansion ...
Strana xliv
... attain to the highest perfection and sanctity , in any path or condition of life . Also , the manner of exercising this perfect love of God will be different in different conditions : the perfection of the pastoral priest is different ...
... attain to the highest perfection and sanctity , in any path or condition of life . Also , the manner of exercising this perfect love of God will be different in different conditions : the perfection of the pastoral priest is different ...
Obsah
SPECULATIVE CONTEMPLATION | 1 |
WHAT MYSTICISM IS | 3 |
ST AUGUSTINE | 17 |
ST GREGORY THE GREAT | 63 |
ST BERNARD | 93 |
SUMMARY | 121 |
EPILOGUE | 133 |
THE VALIDITY OF THE MYSTICS CLAIM | 135 |
PRACTICAL THE CONTEMPLATIVE AND ACTIVE LIVES | 155 |
ST GREGORY THE GREAT | 169 |
ST BERNARD | 189 |
SUMMARY | 199 |
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