Ascent of Mount Carmel by St John of the Cross - Book 1
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The Appetite Is Blind
"To let your appetites take hold of you is literally just to ask for this infinite suffering. But the suffering has no reward. It doesn't have an end, an doesn't bring anything about," he says. "Even if one is to undergo extraordinary penances and exercises, these may not be sufficient enough to attain union with divine wisdom."
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