OF SELF-DENIAL AND THE CASTING AWAY ALL SELFISHNESS “” My Son, you cannot possess perfect liberty unless you altogether deny yourself. All they are enslaved who are possessors of riches, they who love themselves, the selfish, the curious, the restless; those who ever seek after soft things and not after the things of Jesus Christ; [...]
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the imitation of Christ, the 3rd book: chapter xxvii (that personal love greatly hinders from the highest good)
THAT PERSONAL LOVE GREATLY HINDERS FROM THE HIGHEST GOOD “My Son, you must give all for all, and be nothing of your own. Know you that the love of yourself is more hurtful to you than anything in the world. According to the love and inclination which you have, everything more or less cleaves to [...]
The Mark Of God: Understanding Your "I AM Presence" 