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St Theodoros the Great Ascetic: I do not say that Adam ought not to have used the senses...

I do not say that Adam ought not to have used the senses, for it was not for nothing that he was invested with a body. but he should not have indulged in sensory things. 

When perceiving the beauty of creatures, he should have referred it to its source and as a consequence have found his enjoyment and his wonder fulfilled in that, thus giving himself a twofold reason for marveling at the Creator. He should not have attached himself, as he did, to sensory things and have lost himself in wonder at them, neglecting the Creator of intelligible beauty.



St Theodoros the Great Ascetic