Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Olivier Clement

Quote by Olivier Clement

“It is therefore essential to let the 'heart spirit' settle like calm water. Then it becomes a tranquil lake in which the sky is reflected, in which the face of Christ can be seen.”

Quote by Olivier Clement

Create image

Author

Olivier Clement

Olivier Clement, born on November 17, 1921, in France, passed away on January 15, 2009. He was a philosopher, theologian, and writer, known for his research on Christian mysticism and Eastern philosophy. more

You May Also Like

“Our God...is a consuming fire. And if we, by love, become transformed into Him and burn as He burns, His fire will be our everlasting joy. But if we refuse His love and remain in the coldness of sin and opposition to Him and to other men then will His fire (by our own choice rather than His) become our everlasting enemy, and Love, instead of being our joy, will become our torment and our destruction.”

IfsMenSpiritualJoyChoicesSinLove IsEnemyFireDestructionAnd LoveRefuseOppositionTransformedTormentHis LoveEverlastingConsumingColdness
Book:New Seeds of Contemplation
Create image

“Through the fall our nature was stripped of divine illumination and resplendence. But the Logos of God had pity upon our disfigurement, and in His compassion He took our nature upon Himself. On Tabor He manifested it to His elect disciples clothed once again most brilliantly. He showed what we once were and what we shall become through Him in the age to come if we choose to live our present life, as far as possible, in accordance with His ways.”

IfsWayAgeSpiritualFallCompassionDivinePityDiscipleIlluminationLogosPresent LifeDisfigurement
Author:Gregory Palamas
Create image