Meaning and context of this quote
“When in the intensity of its love for God the intellect goes out of itself, then it has no sense of itself or of any created thing. For when it is illumined by the infinite light of God, it becomes insensible to everything made by Him, as the eye becomes insensible to the stars when the sun rises.”
from Four Hundred Chapters on Love — Maximus the Confessor
This passage from Four Hundred Chapters on Love reflects Maximus the Confessor’s teaching on love.
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