Κεφ. ΞΔ'

The Marks of Inner Freedom

True detachment is evidenced by the mind's ability to perceive its own light and maintain profound serenity amidst the movements of the soul.

A sign of freedom from the passions is that the mind begins to see its own light, remains calm when images arise in dreams, and views all things with serenity.¹²

Read the original Latin

Ἀπαθείας τεκμήριον, νοῦς ἀρξάμενος τὸ οἰκεῖον φέγγος ὁρᾶν, καὶ πρὸς τὰ καθ' ὕπνον φάσματα διαμένων ἥσυχος, καὶ λεῖος βλέπων τὰ πράγματα.

Notes

1 ↩Rendered as “freedom from the passions,” the ascetic state of being undisturbed by disordered impulses, rather than modern emotional apathy.
2 ↩Literally “smooth”; here it describes the mind’s untroubled, even manner of seeing, rendered as “with serenity.”

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