Maronite Meditation 82
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We meditate upon the teachings of contemplative teachings of Blosius: Francois-Louis de Blois, Blosius the Venerable, was born in October 1506. He has been called “the Doctor of the presence of God.” It is said that “Union with God was the theme of his life … he knew that such was to be obtained only by prayer and self-discipline.” Healways spoke of the “spiritual ascetic,” asceta spiritualis. A summary of his Book of Spiritual Instruction (Institutio Spiritualis), says that “Blosius directs the eye of the soul away from itself, its own miseries andshortcomings, to God, his beauty and perfection. … If souls aiming at holiness can only be got to look at God instead of themselves, the battle is more than half won, victory becomes certain.” The editor says that: “By contemplation is meant the raising up of the mind to God by intuition, accompanied by most ardent love. We mean by intuition a mental sight or view of the mind seeing truth without the intervention of argument, testimonyor reflections. … It is an experiential perception of God, not merely speculative, practical as well as theoretical; it is a union of will with him, and not a mere intellectual apprehension.”
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