Gregory Palamas: Desire

Gregory Palamas was Monk and archbishop. Explore interesting quotes on desire.
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“The soul completely dominated by its desire for spiritual instruction is never sated.”

Gregory Palamas

The Philokalia Vol. 4, Faber and Faber.

“The soul completely dominated by its desire for spiritual instruction is never sated.It is because of this that Wisdom says of herself, 'Those who eat Me will still be hungry' (Eccles. 24:21); while the Lord, who has instilled this divine desire in the soul, says of Mary who chose 'what is best' that it will not be taken away from her (cf. Luke 10:42).”

Gregory Palamas

Source: To the Most Reverend Nun Xenia (c. 1344), p. 295

“Some people, because their minds have gone so long without nourishment, lose their desire to eat and so do not notice the harm they are suffering.”

Gregory Palamas

Source: The Parables of Jesus: Sermons by Saint Gregory Palamas

“Famine means being deprived of and desiring necessary food. But there is something worse and more wretched than this famine: when someone is deprived of the necessary means of salvation and does not perceive his misfortune, having no desire to be saved.”

Gregory Palamas

Source: The Parables of Jesus: Sermons by Saint Gregory Palamas