St Justin Popovich: Mystical contemplation “is revealed to the intellect when the soul has been made whole...

Mystical contemplation “is revealed to the intellect when the soul has been made whole.”

Those who have cleansed their souls by the practice of the virtues become worthy of spiritual contemplation. “Purity sees God.” Those who have cleansed themselves from sin and unceasingly ponder on God behold Him.

“The kingdom of heaven is called spiritual contemplation,for this is what it is,” says St. Isaac. “It is not found through the activity of thought, but can be tasted by grace. Until a man cleanses himself he is in no state even to hear of the Kingdom, for no one can acquire it through teaching,” only through purity of heart. God gives pure thoughts to those who live pure lives.

“Purity of thought springs from striving and from guarding the heart, and from purity of thought comes the enlightenment of the understanding. From there grace leads the intellect to the realm where the senses have no power, where they neither instruct nor are instructed.”

St Justin Popovich

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