In this connection, faith and experience teach us many truths by means of the short-cut of authority and by the proofs of very pleasant and agreeable feelings.

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All creatures are united to God alone in an immediate union. They depend essentially and...

All creatures are united to God alone in an immediate union. They depend essentially and...

I beg of you always to dwell upon the necessity of a thorough understanding of...

I beg of you always to dwell upon the necessity of a thorough understanding of...

You cannot of yourself move your arm or alter your position, situation, posture, do to...

You cannot of yourself move your arm or alter your position, situation, posture, do to...

God joins us together by means of the body, in consequence of the laws of...

God joins us together by means of the body, in consequence of the laws of...

Prejudices are not easily got rid of as an old coat which is no longer...

Prejudices are not easily got rid of as an old coat which is no longer...

As our bodies live upon the earth and find sustenance in the fruits which it...

As our bodies live upon the earth and find sustenance in the fruits which it...

We are made to know and love God.

We are made to know and love God.

I love good and pleasure, I hate evil and pain, I want to be happy...

I love good and pleasure, I hate evil and pain, I want to be happy...

We see things in this material world, wherein our bodies dwell, only because our mind...

We see things in this material world, wherein our bodies dwell, only because our mind...

Do not fear lest you should meditate too much upon Him and speak of Him...

Do not fear lest you should meditate too much upon Him and speak of Him...

You will not dishonor the divine perfections by judgments unworthy of them, provided you never...

You will not dishonor the divine perfections by judgments unworthy of them, provided you never...

God transforms, so to speak, this air into words, into various sounds. He makes you...

God transforms, so to speak, this air into words, into various sounds. He makes you...

Our soul is not united to our body in the ordinary sense of these terms....

Our soul is not united to our body in the ordinary sense of these terms....

He has willed - He wills incessantly - that the modifications of the mind and...

He has willed - He wills incessantly - that the modifications of the mind and...

You find yourself in the world, without any power, immovable as a rock, stupid, so...

You find yourself in the world, without any power, immovable as a rock, stupid, so...