"it should be known that the practice of beginners is to meditate and make acts and discursive reflection with the imagination. But God begins to wean the soul, as they say, and place it in the state of contemplation. It is God who in this state, is the agent, the soul is the receiver. And the person who is seasoned in his or her prayer life advances from the active to the passive imagination." - St. John of the Cross
Armor of God: Spiritual Warfare
"it should be known that the practice of beginners is to meditate and make acts and discursive reflection with the imagination. But God begins to wean the soul, as they say, and place it in the state of contemplation. It is God who in this state, is the agent, the soul is the receiver. And the person who is seasoned in his or her prayer life advances from the active to the passive imagination." - St. John of the Cross
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