Isaac the Syrian Quotes

If the heart is not occupied with study,

Question Whence does a man perceive that he has attained to humility?

Thus, as I have said, there are many paths for this converse which exists with God in stillness,

The “noetic cloud” is the intellect that is smitten with wonder

The aim of psalmody should be serene conversation with God

The state <required> in the soul for truth is the stillness of the intellect,

What then shall we say?

Just as there is nothing which resembles God,

Be peaceful within yourself,

But when his mind progresses in subtle reflection upon the world to come,

There is nothing so capable of banishing the inveterate habits of licentiousness from our soul,

The non-intellectual light is the light that belongs to the elements.

How feeble is the power of <pen and> ink and the traces of the letters to indicate in writing the precise nature of <this> action,

Therefore, as I have said, one must not call this gift and grace spiritual prayer,

Mysteries are revealed,