Meditations with a Monastic Commentary
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Meditations with a Monastic Commentary
Bell, David N.; William of Saint-Thierry; Davis, Thomas X., OCSO
Liturgical Press
12/2022
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Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Abbreviations xiii
Foreword, by David N. Bell xvii
The Meditations 1
Preface 3
The Meditations 5
The Beginning of William's Contemplative Ascent into Intimacy
with the Triune Divinity as Presented in His Meditations:
A Monastic Commentary 89
Two Protagonists: Meditation 1.1-6 91
Foreknowledge and Predestination: Meditation 1.2-6 94
Divine Foreknowledge as Eternal Wisdom: Meditation 1.7-10 96
Bonding between Eternity and Time: Meditation 1.8 97
Ascending vs Circling: Meditation 1.9 99
Divine Predestination/Intimate Relationship: Meditation 1.11 100
Pride: Meditation 1.12-13 102
Go to Him and be Enlightened: Meditation 2.1-3 104
A Remarkable Scriptural Image and Metaphor: Meditation 2.2-8 107
Divine and Human Darkness: Meditation 2.5-8 108
Imagination in Respect to a Vision of God that Enlightens: Meditation 2.9-12 110
Two Categories of Understanding: Meditation 2.13-15 113
Enlightened Understanding Coming from Above: Meditation 2.14 113
Face and Countenance: Meditation 3.1-5 116
Meaning of the Face 117
Meaning of the Countenance 117
A Succinct Unfolding of the Meditations 118
The Paradigm of Your Countenance 118
Your Love: Meditation 3.6-7 120
Divine Revelation: Meditation 3.7-8 123
Understanding from Reason: Meditation 3.9-11 125
Understanding God: Meditation 3.12-13 127
Understanding the Trinity: Meditation 3.14 128
Embracing the Trinity: Meditation 3.15-16 130
Personal Change via the Lord's Prayer: Meditation 4.1-5 132
Nine Factors Bringing Personal Change: Meditation 4.6-19 133
1. Opening Personal Inner Depths: Meditation 4.6 134
2. Good Conscience: Meditation 4.10 135
3. Reason in Its Proper Responsibility: Meditation 4.11 136
4. Knowledge of One's Personal God as the Fruit of Solitude: Meditation 4.12 136
5. A Desire to Taste, See, and Delight in This Personal God: Meditation 4.13-14 137
6. Pursuing the Place Where God Is: Meditation 4.15 138
7. Removing All Types of Idols Formerly Used to Comprehend God: Meditation 4.16 139
8. Becoming Intelligent and Devoutly Knowledgeable: Meditation 4.17 140
9. Authentic Listening to God: Meditation 4.18-19 141
The Prayer of Jesus: Meditation 5.1-3 143
Prayer as Being Crucified, Concrucifixus, with the Lord Jesus: Meditation 5.4 144
Concrucifixus and Its Consequences: Meditation 5.5 145
A Treacherous Problem: Meditation 5.6 147
Christ's Prayer on the Cross: Meditation 5.7-10 147
Love and Truth: Meditation 5.10-12 149
William's Bonding to the Human and Divine Natures of Christ: Meditation 5.14-15 151
Mutual Anointing and the Amplexus: Meditation 5.15-19 152
Heaven's Open Door: Meditation 6.1 155
Earthly Heaviness and Human Pride: Meditation 6.2-5 155
Jesus, Incarnate Merciful Love, Is the Open Door into Heaven: Meditation 6.6-7 157
The Proper Way to Think Regarding Heaven and Earth: Meditation 6.8-9 158
Further Thoughts on Heaven: Meditation 6.10-14 159
Heaven Is Likeness to the Creating God: Meditation 6.15 161
The Comprehensiveness of the Incarnation: Meditation 6.16-19 161
The Obedience of Charity and the Charity of Obedience: Meditation 6.18 162
The Pierced Heart of Jesus: Meditation 6.20-22 164
A Yearning to Rejoice with the Saints: Meditation 6.23-27 164
Boldness in Seeking God's Face: Meditation 7.1 167
Two Aspects of Humility: Meditation 7.2-4 167
Signs of the Divine Face: Meditation 7.6-8 169
To Know by Not Knowing: Meditation 7.9-11 170
The Implication of Being Illumined: Meditation 7.11 173
Good Will, Good Zeal: Meditation 8.1-2 175
The Kiss of Truth and Mercy: Meditation 8.3 176
The Passion of Christ as a Contemplative Spousal Kiss: Meditation 8.4-5 177
The Sacred Heart as Hiding Place: Meditation 8.6 179
Ruminating on the Passion: Meditation 8.7 180
Delightful Love: Meditation 8.8-9 184
The Effects of Christ's Face upon a Human Face: Meditation 8.10 184
Torment of Hell: Meditation 8.11-14 185
William Descends into His Inner Self: Meditation 9.1-2 187
Rowdy Thoughts Hinder Inner Peace: Meditation 9.3-7 187
Total Openness in God's Presence: Meditation 9.8-9 189
Experiences of Alternations: Meditation 9.10-11 190
Truth, Accurate Self-knowledge, Comes from God's Presence: Meditation 9.12-13 191
The Fullness of Love Depends on the Fullness of Faith: Meditation 9.14-17 191
An Intuitive Vision of God: Meditation 10.1-2 193
The Bonding Role of This Wisdom: Meditation 10.3 195
Prayer with Images: Meditation 10.4-10 196
The Incarnate Christ as the Open Door to Eternal Life: Meditation 10.9-12 200
The Theme of Ascent: Meditation 11.1-3 203
The Scriptural Image of Bartimeus of Jericho (Mark 10:46): Meditation 11.4-11 204
Word of God, the Divine Protagonist: Meditation 11.12 206
His Total Destiny, the Discovery of God's Truth, Is in God's Hands: Meditation 11.13-14 207
Scrutinizing Intention, Thoughts, Soul, and Spirit: Meditation 11.15-33 208
Intention: Meditation 11.15-20 208
Joints: Meditation 11.21-24 210
Marrow: Meditation 11.25-30 211
A Dialogue between William's Spirit and His Soul: Meditation 11.31-33 214
Your Love: Meditation 12.1 217
William Addresses His Past Life: Meditation 12.2-8 218
Your Love as an Advocate: Meditation 12.9-10 219
Your Love, an Experience of Love: Meditation 12.11 221
The Life of the Trinity Working in William: Meditation 12.12-13 222
Your Love Expands Conscience: Meditation 12.14-15 223
Way of Ascent: A Will-Great, Enlightened, Ardent: Meditation 12.16-20 224
Great Will 225 Enlightened and Ardent Will: Meditation 12.20-21 227
Your Love Imparts Participation with the Saints: Meditation 12.22 228
Your Love Reshaping Persons: Meditation 12.23-24 228
Your Love Forms Unpretentious Persons: Meditation 12.25-27 229
Eucrasis and the Saints 230
To Love Much: Meditation 12.28-30 231
Meditation Thirteen 234
Bibliography 241
Acknowledgments xi
Abbreviations xiii
Foreword, by David N. Bell xvii
The Meditations 1
Preface 3
The Meditations 5
The Beginning of William's Contemplative Ascent into Intimacy
with the Triune Divinity as Presented in His Meditations:
A Monastic Commentary 89
Two Protagonists: Meditation 1.1-6 91
Foreknowledge and Predestination: Meditation 1.2-6 94
Divine Foreknowledge as Eternal Wisdom: Meditation 1.7-10 96
Bonding between Eternity and Time: Meditation 1.8 97
Ascending vs Circling: Meditation 1.9 99
Divine Predestination/Intimate Relationship: Meditation 1.11 100
Pride: Meditation 1.12-13 102
Go to Him and be Enlightened: Meditation 2.1-3 104
A Remarkable Scriptural Image and Metaphor: Meditation 2.2-8 107
Divine and Human Darkness: Meditation 2.5-8 108
Imagination in Respect to a Vision of God that Enlightens: Meditation 2.9-12 110
Two Categories of Understanding: Meditation 2.13-15 113
Enlightened Understanding Coming from Above: Meditation 2.14 113
Face and Countenance: Meditation 3.1-5 116
Meaning of the Face 117
Meaning of the Countenance 117
A Succinct Unfolding of the Meditations 118
The Paradigm of Your Countenance 118
Your Love: Meditation 3.6-7 120
Divine Revelation: Meditation 3.7-8 123
Understanding from Reason: Meditation 3.9-11 125
Understanding God: Meditation 3.12-13 127
Understanding the Trinity: Meditation 3.14 128
Embracing the Trinity: Meditation 3.15-16 130
Personal Change via the Lord's Prayer: Meditation 4.1-5 132
Nine Factors Bringing Personal Change: Meditation 4.6-19 133
1. Opening Personal Inner Depths: Meditation 4.6 134
2. Good Conscience: Meditation 4.10 135
3. Reason in Its Proper Responsibility: Meditation 4.11 136
4. Knowledge of One's Personal God as the Fruit of Solitude: Meditation 4.12 136
5. A Desire to Taste, See, and Delight in This Personal God: Meditation 4.13-14 137
6. Pursuing the Place Where God Is: Meditation 4.15 138
7. Removing All Types of Idols Formerly Used to Comprehend God: Meditation 4.16 139
8. Becoming Intelligent and Devoutly Knowledgeable: Meditation 4.17 140
9. Authentic Listening to God: Meditation 4.18-19 141
The Prayer of Jesus: Meditation 5.1-3 143
Prayer as Being Crucified, Concrucifixus, with the Lord Jesus: Meditation 5.4 144
Concrucifixus and Its Consequences: Meditation 5.5 145
A Treacherous Problem: Meditation 5.6 147
Christ's Prayer on the Cross: Meditation 5.7-10 147
Love and Truth: Meditation 5.10-12 149
William's Bonding to the Human and Divine Natures of Christ: Meditation 5.14-15 151
Mutual Anointing and the Amplexus: Meditation 5.15-19 152
Heaven's Open Door: Meditation 6.1 155
Earthly Heaviness and Human Pride: Meditation 6.2-5 155
Jesus, Incarnate Merciful Love, Is the Open Door into Heaven: Meditation 6.6-7 157
The Proper Way to Think Regarding Heaven and Earth: Meditation 6.8-9 158
Further Thoughts on Heaven: Meditation 6.10-14 159
Heaven Is Likeness to the Creating God: Meditation 6.15 161
The Comprehensiveness of the Incarnation: Meditation 6.16-19 161
The Obedience of Charity and the Charity of Obedience: Meditation 6.18 162
The Pierced Heart of Jesus: Meditation 6.20-22 164
A Yearning to Rejoice with the Saints: Meditation 6.23-27 164
Boldness in Seeking God's Face: Meditation 7.1 167
Two Aspects of Humility: Meditation 7.2-4 167
Signs of the Divine Face: Meditation 7.6-8 169
To Know by Not Knowing: Meditation 7.9-11 170
The Implication of Being Illumined: Meditation 7.11 173
Good Will, Good Zeal: Meditation 8.1-2 175
The Kiss of Truth and Mercy: Meditation 8.3 176
The Passion of Christ as a Contemplative Spousal Kiss: Meditation 8.4-5 177
The Sacred Heart as Hiding Place: Meditation 8.6 179
Ruminating on the Passion: Meditation 8.7 180
Delightful Love: Meditation 8.8-9 184
The Effects of Christ's Face upon a Human Face: Meditation 8.10 184
Torment of Hell: Meditation 8.11-14 185
William Descends into His Inner Self: Meditation 9.1-2 187
Rowdy Thoughts Hinder Inner Peace: Meditation 9.3-7 187
Total Openness in God's Presence: Meditation 9.8-9 189
Experiences of Alternations: Meditation 9.10-11 190
Truth, Accurate Self-knowledge, Comes from God's Presence: Meditation 9.12-13 191
The Fullness of Love Depends on the Fullness of Faith: Meditation 9.14-17 191
An Intuitive Vision of God: Meditation 10.1-2 193
The Bonding Role of This Wisdom: Meditation 10.3 195
Prayer with Images: Meditation 10.4-10 196
The Incarnate Christ as the Open Door to Eternal Life: Meditation 10.9-12 200
The Theme of Ascent: Meditation 11.1-3 203
The Scriptural Image of Bartimeus of Jericho (Mark 10:46): Meditation 11.4-11 204
Word of God, the Divine Protagonist: Meditation 11.12 206
His Total Destiny, the Discovery of God's Truth, Is in God's Hands: Meditation 11.13-14 207
Scrutinizing Intention, Thoughts, Soul, and Spirit: Meditation 11.15-33 208
Intention: Meditation 11.15-20 208
Joints: Meditation 11.21-24 210
Marrow: Meditation 11.25-30 211
A Dialogue between William's Spirit and His Soul: Meditation 11.31-33 214
Your Love: Meditation 12.1 217
William Addresses His Past Life: Meditation 12.2-8 218
Your Love as an Advocate: Meditation 12.9-10 219
Your Love, an Experience of Love: Meditation 12.11 221
The Life of the Trinity Working in William: Meditation 12.12-13 222
Your Love Expands Conscience: Meditation 12.14-15 223
Way of Ascent: A Will-Great, Enlightened, Ardent: Meditation 12.16-20 224
Great Will 225 Enlightened and Ardent Will: Meditation 12.20-21 227
Your Love Imparts Participation with the Saints: Meditation 12.22 228
Your Love Reshaping Persons: Meditation 12.23-24 228
Your Love Forms Unpretentious Persons: Meditation 12.25-27 229
Eucrasis and the Saints 230
To Love Much: Meditation 12.28-30 231
Meditation Thirteen 234
Bibliography 241
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Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Abbreviations xiii
Foreword, by David N. Bell xvii
The Meditations 1
Preface 3
The Meditations 5
The Beginning of William's Contemplative Ascent into Intimacy
with the Triune Divinity as Presented in His Meditations:
A Monastic Commentary 89
Two Protagonists: Meditation 1.1-6 91
Foreknowledge and Predestination: Meditation 1.2-6 94
Divine Foreknowledge as Eternal Wisdom: Meditation 1.7-10 96
Bonding between Eternity and Time: Meditation 1.8 97
Ascending vs Circling: Meditation 1.9 99
Divine Predestination/Intimate Relationship: Meditation 1.11 100
Pride: Meditation 1.12-13 102
Go to Him and be Enlightened: Meditation 2.1-3 104
A Remarkable Scriptural Image and Metaphor: Meditation 2.2-8 107
Divine and Human Darkness: Meditation 2.5-8 108
Imagination in Respect to a Vision of God that Enlightens: Meditation 2.9-12 110
Two Categories of Understanding: Meditation 2.13-15 113
Enlightened Understanding Coming from Above: Meditation 2.14 113
Face and Countenance: Meditation 3.1-5 116
Meaning of the Face 117
Meaning of the Countenance 117
A Succinct Unfolding of the Meditations 118
The Paradigm of Your Countenance 118
Your Love: Meditation 3.6-7 120
Divine Revelation: Meditation 3.7-8 123
Understanding from Reason: Meditation 3.9-11 125
Understanding God: Meditation 3.12-13 127
Understanding the Trinity: Meditation 3.14 128
Embracing the Trinity: Meditation 3.15-16 130
Personal Change via the Lord's Prayer: Meditation 4.1-5 132
Nine Factors Bringing Personal Change: Meditation 4.6-19 133
1. Opening Personal Inner Depths: Meditation 4.6 134
2. Good Conscience: Meditation 4.10 135
3. Reason in Its Proper Responsibility: Meditation 4.11 136
4. Knowledge of One's Personal God as the Fruit of Solitude: Meditation 4.12 136
5. A Desire to Taste, See, and Delight in This Personal God: Meditation 4.13-14 137
6. Pursuing the Place Where God Is: Meditation 4.15 138
7. Removing All Types of Idols Formerly Used to Comprehend God: Meditation 4.16 139
8. Becoming Intelligent and Devoutly Knowledgeable: Meditation 4.17 140
9. Authentic Listening to God: Meditation 4.18-19 141
The Prayer of Jesus: Meditation 5.1-3 143
Prayer as Being Crucified, Concrucifixus, with the Lord Jesus: Meditation 5.4 144
Concrucifixus and Its Consequences: Meditation 5.5 145
A Treacherous Problem: Meditation 5.6 147
Christ's Prayer on the Cross: Meditation 5.7-10 147
Love and Truth: Meditation 5.10-12 149
William's Bonding to the Human and Divine Natures of Christ: Meditation 5.14-15 151
Mutual Anointing and the Amplexus: Meditation 5.15-19 152
Heaven's Open Door: Meditation 6.1 155
Earthly Heaviness and Human Pride: Meditation 6.2-5 155
Jesus, Incarnate Merciful Love, Is the Open Door into Heaven: Meditation 6.6-7 157
The Proper Way to Think Regarding Heaven and Earth: Meditation 6.8-9 158
Further Thoughts on Heaven: Meditation 6.10-14 159
Heaven Is Likeness to the Creating God: Meditation 6.15 161
The Comprehensiveness of the Incarnation: Meditation 6.16-19 161
The Obedience of Charity and the Charity of Obedience: Meditation 6.18 162
The Pierced Heart of Jesus: Meditation 6.20-22 164
A Yearning to Rejoice with the Saints: Meditation 6.23-27 164
Boldness in Seeking God's Face: Meditation 7.1 167
Two Aspects of Humility: Meditation 7.2-4 167
Signs of the Divine Face: Meditation 7.6-8 169
To Know by Not Knowing: Meditation 7.9-11 170
The Implication of Being Illumined: Meditation 7.11 173
Good Will, Good Zeal: Meditation 8.1-2 175
The Kiss of Truth and Mercy: Meditation 8.3 176
The Passion of Christ as a Contemplative Spousal Kiss: Meditation 8.4-5 177
The Sacred Heart as Hiding Place: Meditation 8.6 179
Ruminating on the Passion: Meditation 8.7 180
Delightful Love: Meditation 8.8-9 184
The Effects of Christ's Face upon a Human Face: Meditation 8.10 184
Torment of Hell: Meditation 8.11-14 185
William Descends into His Inner Self: Meditation 9.1-2 187
Rowdy Thoughts Hinder Inner Peace: Meditation 9.3-7 187
Total Openness in God's Presence: Meditation 9.8-9 189
Experiences of Alternations: Meditation 9.10-11 190
Truth, Accurate Self-knowledge, Comes from God's Presence: Meditation 9.12-13 191
The Fullness of Love Depends on the Fullness of Faith: Meditation 9.14-17 191
An Intuitive Vision of God: Meditation 10.1-2 193
The Bonding Role of This Wisdom: Meditation 10.3 195
Prayer with Images: Meditation 10.4-10 196
The Incarnate Christ as the Open Door to Eternal Life: Meditation 10.9-12 200
The Theme of Ascent: Meditation 11.1-3 203
The Scriptural Image of Bartimeus of Jericho (Mark 10:46): Meditation 11.4-11 204
Word of God, the Divine Protagonist: Meditation 11.12 206
His Total Destiny, the Discovery of God's Truth, Is in God's Hands: Meditation 11.13-14 207
Scrutinizing Intention, Thoughts, Soul, and Spirit: Meditation 11.15-33 208
Intention: Meditation 11.15-20 208
Joints: Meditation 11.21-24 210
Marrow: Meditation 11.25-30 211
A Dialogue between William's Spirit and His Soul: Meditation 11.31-33 214
Your Love: Meditation 12.1 217
William Addresses His Past Life: Meditation 12.2-8 218
Your Love as an Advocate: Meditation 12.9-10 219
Your Love, an Experience of Love: Meditation 12.11 221
The Life of the Trinity Working in William: Meditation 12.12-13 222
Your Love Expands Conscience: Meditation 12.14-15 223
Way of Ascent: A Will-Great, Enlightened, Ardent: Meditation 12.16-20 224
Great Will 225 Enlightened and Ardent Will: Meditation 12.20-21 227
Your Love Imparts Participation with the Saints: Meditation 12.22 228
Your Love Reshaping Persons: Meditation 12.23-24 228
Your Love Forms Unpretentious Persons: Meditation 12.25-27 229
Eucrasis and the Saints 230
To Love Much: Meditation 12.28-30 231
Meditation Thirteen 234
Bibliography 241
Acknowledgments xi
Abbreviations xiii
Foreword, by David N. Bell xvii
The Meditations 1
Preface 3
The Meditations 5
The Beginning of William's Contemplative Ascent into Intimacy
with the Triune Divinity as Presented in His Meditations:
A Monastic Commentary 89
Two Protagonists: Meditation 1.1-6 91
Foreknowledge and Predestination: Meditation 1.2-6 94
Divine Foreknowledge as Eternal Wisdom: Meditation 1.7-10 96
Bonding between Eternity and Time: Meditation 1.8 97
Ascending vs Circling: Meditation 1.9 99
Divine Predestination/Intimate Relationship: Meditation 1.11 100
Pride: Meditation 1.12-13 102
Go to Him and be Enlightened: Meditation 2.1-3 104
A Remarkable Scriptural Image and Metaphor: Meditation 2.2-8 107
Divine and Human Darkness: Meditation 2.5-8 108
Imagination in Respect to a Vision of God that Enlightens: Meditation 2.9-12 110
Two Categories of Understanding: Meditation 2.13-15 113
Enlightened Understanding Coming from Above: Meditation 2.14 113
Face and Countenance: Meditation 3.1-5 116
Meaning of the Face 117
Meaning of the Countenance 117
A Succinct Unfolding of the Meditations 118
The Paradigm of Your Countenance 118
Your Love: Meditation 3.6-7 120
Divine Revelation: Meditation 3.7-8 123
Understanding from Reason: Meditation 3.9-11 125
Understanding God: Meditation 3.12-13 127
Understanding the Trinity: Meditation 3.14 128
Embracing the Trinity: Meditation 3.15-16 130
Personal Change via the Lord's Prayer: Meditation 4.1-5 132
Nine Factors Bringing Personal Change: Meditation 4.6-19 133
1. Opening Personal Inner Depths: Meditation 4.6 134
2. Good Conscience: Meditation 4.10 135
3. Reason in Its Proper Responsibility: Meditation 4.11 136
4. Knowledge of One's Personal God as the Fruit of Solitude: Meditation 4.12 136
5. A Desire to Taste, See, and Delight in This Personal God: Meditation 4.13-14 137
6. Pursuing the Place Where God Is: Meditation 4.15 138
7. Removing All Types of Idols Formerly Used to Comprehend God: Meditation 4.16 139
8. Becoming Intelligent and Devoutly Knowledgeable: Meditation 4.17 140
9. Authentic Listening to God: Meditation 4.18-19 141
The Prayer of Jesus: Meditation 5.1-3 143
Prayer as Being Crucified, Concrucifixus, with the Lord Jesus: Meditation 5.4 144
Concrucifixus and Its Consequences: Meditation 5.5 145
A Treacherous Problem: Meditation 5.6 147
Christ's Prayer on the Cross: Meditation 5.7-10 147
Love and Truth: Meditation 5.10-12 149
William's Bonding to the Human and Divine Natures of Christ: Meditation 5.14-15 151
Mutual Anointing and the Amplexus: Meditation 5.15-19 152
Heaven's Open Door: Meditation 6.1 155
Earthly Heaviness and Human Pride: Meditation 6.2-5 155
Jesus, Incarnate Merciful Love, Is the Open Door into Heaven: Meditation 6.6-7 157
The Proper Way to Think Regarding Heaven and Earth: Meditation 6.8-9 158
Further Thoughts on Heaven: Meditation 6.10-14 159
Heaven Is Likeness to the Creating God: Meditation 6.15 161
The Comprehensiveness of the Incarnation: Meditation 6.16-19 161
The Obedience of Charity and the Charity of Obedience: Meditation 6.18 162
The Pierced Heart of Jesus: Meditation 6.20-22 164
A Yearning to Rejoice with the Saints: Meditation 6.23-27 164
Boldness in Seeking God's Face: Meditation 7.1 167
Two Aspects of Humility: Meditation 7.2-4 167
Signs of the Divine Face: Meditation 7.6-8 169
To Know by Not Knowing: Meditation 7.9-11 170
The Implication of Being Illumined: Meditation 7.11 173
Good Will, Good Zeal: Meditation 8.1-2 175
The Kiss of Truth and Mercy: Meditation 8.3 176
The Passion of Christ as a Contemplative Spousal Kiss: Meditation 8.4-5 177
The Sacred Heart as Hiding Place: Meditation 8.6 179
Ruminating on the Passion: Meditation 8.7 180
Delightful Love: Meditation 8.8-9 184
The Effects of Christ's Face upon a Human Face: Meditation 8.10 184
Torment of Hell: Meditation 8.11-14 185
William Descends into His Inner Self: Meditation 9.1-2 187
Rowdy Thoughts Hinder Inner Peace: Meditation 9.3-7 187
Total Openness in God's Presence: Meditation 9.8-9 189
Experiences of Alternations: Meditation 9.10-11 190
Truth, Accurate Self-knowledge, Comes from God's Presence: Meditation 9.12-13 191
The Fullness of Love Depends on the Fullness of Faith: Meditation 9.14-17 191
An Intuitive Vision of God: Meditation 10.1-2 193
The Bonding Role of This Wisdom: Meditation 10.3 195
Prayer with Images: Meditation 10.4-10 196
The Incarnate Christ as the Open Door to Eternal Life: Meditation 10.9-12 200
The Theme of Ascent: Meditation 11.1-3 203
The Scriptural Image of Bartimeus of Jericho (Mark 10:46): Meditation 11.4-11 204
Word of God, the Divine Protagonist: Meditation 11.12 206
His Total Destiny, the Discovery of God's Truth, Is in God's Hands: Meditation 11.13-14 207
Scrutinizing Intention, Thoughts, Soul, and Spirit: Meditation 11.15-33 208
Intention: Meditation 11.15-20 208
Joints: Meditation 11.21-24 210
Marrow: Meditation 11.25-30 211
A Dialogue between William's Spirit and His Soul: Meditation 11.31-33 214
Your Love: Meditation 12.1 217
William Addresses His Past Life: Meditation 12.2-8 218
Your Love as an Advocate: Meditation 12.9-10 219
Your Love, an Experience of Love: Meditation 12.11 221
The Life of the Trinity Working in William: Meditation 12.12-13 222
Your Love Expands Conscience: Meditation 12.14-15 223
Way of Ascent: A Will-Great, Enlightened, Ardent: Meditation 12.16-20 224
Great Will 225 Enlightened and Ardent Will: Meditation 12.20-21 227
Your Love Imparts Participation with the Saints: Meditation 12.22 228
Your Love Reshaping Persons: Meditation 12.23-24 228
Your Love Forms Unpretentious Persons: Meditation 12.25-27 229
Eucrasis and the Saints 230
To Love Much: Meditation 12.28-30 231
Meditation Thirteen 234
Bibliography 241
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