Meaning and context of this quote
“It is not simply that God is beyond speech; God is beyond the very silence that follows speech.”
from The Divine Names — Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
This passage from The Divine Names reflects Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite’s teaching on divine union.
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