*The Ladder of Divine Ascent

The Ladder of Divine Ascent -St. John Climacus (intro by Kallistos Ware)
from Ware: “the progress of eternity,” that is, “The essence of perfection consists paradoxically in the fact that we never become perfect, but advance unceasingly ‘from glory to glory’.”
and from St. John Climacus: “War against us is proof we are making war.”
“So then, keep running, brother athletes, and again I say to you, keep running… Keep running, athlete, and do not be afraid.”
“It is one and the same fire that is called that which consumes and that which illuminates.”
“By dispassion I mean a heaven of the mind within the heart.”