Seeking to be Nothing

“Unless a man sets himself at utterly at nought, he cannot speak of the majesty of God.” · St. Diadochos of Photiki

Comment: It is often said, among the Orthodox, that to set oneself at nothing is the chief means of finding God, just as in our theology we might say, “If I exist, then God does not. If God exists, then I do not.” Theosis is, in some way, always connected to a correct theology. – DD

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