To know goodness is not sufficient to reach blessedness if one does not put goodness into practice with works. Piety towards God is actually the beginning of knowledge. Didymus the Blind (circa 313 – 398)
Didymus the Blind Quote – “The well-cultivated soul has the Logos as its King.”
The well-cultivated soul has the Logos as its King. Didymus the Blind (circa 313 – 398)
Didymus the Blind Quote – “Wisdom is needed to recognize a wise person…”
Wisdom is needed to recognize a wise person, the sort of wisdom that illuminates the face of the inner person. Didymus the Blind (circa 313 – 398)
Didymus the Blind Quote – “The face of the inner person is illuminated by wisdom…”
Wisdom of a person makes the face shine, but not the face of the body, not a part of the flesh, but the face of the inner person. The face of the inner person is illuminated by wisdom. But wisdom, light, Logos, truth and the other conceptions are identical when applied to Christ. Didymus the Blind (circa 313 – 398)
Didymus the Blind Quote – “The perception of the sun by an astronomer…”
The perception of the sun by an astronomer and by a scientist is far inferior to the seeing of the invisible God and it is inferior to the knowledge that comes from God. Didymus the Blind (circa 313 – 398)
