Friday, October 31, 2008

Power of the Senses

To destroy [the power of the senses], the most effectual means is, in general, is to deny them firmly what will please, and to persevere in this until they are reduced to being without desire or repugnance.


Jeanne Guyon: An Autobiography. Witaker House, New Kensington, PA (1997). Page 52.
(Madame Guyon lived from 1647 to 1717)

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