Meaning and context of this quote
“If the body is to share with the soul in the ineffable blessings of the age to come, it must surely share in them so far as is possible even now.”
from Triads in Defense of the Holy Hesychasts — Gregory Palamas
This passage from Triads in Defense of the Holy Hesychasts reflects Gregory Palamas’s teaching on the soul.
More quotes from Gregory Palamas
- Gregory Palamas: “God is not only beyond knowledge, but also beyond unknowing.”
- Gregory Palamas: “The light which shone on Tabor was not a created symbol but the very g…”
- Gregory Palamas: “The grace of the Spirit is not something outside God, but is his very…”
- Gregory Palamas: “Those who engage in spiritual struggle according to the inner man find…”
- Gregory Palamas: “The one who participates in the divine energy becomes himself, in a ce…”