St. Maximos the Confessor | The perfect man, who has passed beyond the category...

The perfect man, who has passed beyond the category not only of beginners but also of those who are advancing, is not ignorant of the inner principles of the actions he performs in carrying out the commandments.

On the contrary, he first spiritually imbibes those principles and then by means of his actions feeds upon the whole body of the virtues.

In this way he transposes to the plane of spiritual knowledge actions which take place in the sensible realm.


St. Maximos the Confessor