“The soul, who is lifted by a very great and yearning desire for the honor of God and the salvation of souls, begins by exercising herself, for a certain space of time, in the ordinary virtues, remaining in the cell of self-knowledge, in order to know better the goodness of God towards her. This she does because knowledge must precede love, and only when she has attained love, can she strive to follow and to clothe herself with the truth.”
Self knowledge proceeds love? It makes sense, you must know yourself to deny yourself. In order to love others like yourself, you have to know yourself.
Who are you?
Self knowledge proceeds love? It makes sense, you must know yourself to deny yourself. In order to love others like yourself, you have to know yourself.
Who are you?