Pure Simplicity

"St Maximus the Confessor says that the Saints have attained to a pure simplicity, because they have overcome in themselves all duality and pretence. They have passed beyond the struggle between soul and body, between good intentions and works performed, between deceitful appearances and hidden thoughts, between what they pretend to be and what they actually are. They have become simple, because they have given themselves entirely to God."
Saint Dumitru Staniloae
#God #pure #orthodox

For more Abbot Tryphon content, and the All-Merciful Saviour Monastery, please visit the following websites:
https://abbottryphon.com/pure-simplicity/
https://store.vashonmonks.com/