On Love, Self-Control, and Life in Accordance with the Intellect

Four hundred short texts in the tradition of Maximos the Confessor, organized around the themes of love, self-control, and the life of the intellect. Thalassios writes in the same aphoristic century form as his teacher Maximos, though with a somewhat simpler style. The texts trace the movement from ascetic discipline through purification to contemplative union. Useful for readers already familiar with Maximos who want to see how his tradition was received and developed by his contemporaries.