st gregory of nyssa on the soul and resurrection

In all of it her reasoning continued clear and consecutive: it flowed on so easily and naturally that it was like the water from some spring falling unimpeded downwards.”, yearning for an interchange of sympathy over the loss of her brother. how her argument lifted her as she went into the philosophy both of the soul, and of the causes of our life in the flesh, and of the final cause of Man and his mortality, and of death and the return thence into life again. 190 B): “And if my tract would not thereby be extended to an endless length, I would have reported everything in its order i.e. Examining human nature in a scientific way, disclosing the divine plan that underlies all afflictions, and dealing, as if inspired by the Holy Spirit, with all the questions relating to a future life, she maintained such a discourse that my soul seemed to be lifted along with her words almost beyond the compass of humanity, and, as I followed her argument, to be placed within the sanctuary of heaven.” Again (p. While my very soul sank and my countenance was saddened and fell, she herself was so far from going with me into the depths of mourning, that she made the mention of that saintly name all opportunity for the most sublime philosophy. The conversation led naturally to the mention of our great Basil. 189 B.) “And that she might cause me no depression of spirits, she somehow subdued the noise and concealed the difficulty of her breathing, and assumed perfect cheerfulness: she not only started pleasant topics herself, but suggested them as well by the questions which she asked. (This and Basil’s death occurred in the year 379: so that this Dialogue was probably composed in 380.) “The interval during which the circumstances of our times of trials prevented any visits had been long.” He goes on to say (p. Macrina, that he went to see her after the Council of Antioch. But his sister the Teacher was still living and so I journeyed to her 1747 1747 Gregory himself tells us, in his life of S. Basil, great amongst the saints, had departed from this life to God and the impulse to mourn for him was shared by all the churches.

St gregory of nyssa on the soul and resurrection