This purity is attained through conquering the passions.

This purity is attained through conquering the passions.

Grieve only if you have committed a sin, but even in this case do not grieve too much, otherwise you may become desperate.

The acme of humbleness is to forget unfalteringly good deeds of oneself.

And "withdrawal from the world" is nothing but the destruction of passions and manifestation of the innermost life in Christ.

If you want to conquer pride, do not say that your deed was done by your hands and might; say that with God's help and guidance it was done, not by my power and efforts.

Love takes nothing: how can it take something? Everything belongs to it. It does not say, "This is mine! And this is mine!" But it says: "This is yours!"